The Southfield Christian Eagles will face off against the Hope Christian Academy Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southfield Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with eight straight losses, while Hope Christian Academy will come in with five straight wins.
Inter-City Baptist hit Southfield Christian with a eight-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles lost 12-5 to the Chargers.
Luke Cairo made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Trey Ehlan was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Hope Christian Academy hadn't done well against Clarenceville recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Hawks walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Trojans.
Hope Christian Academy let Jackson Bowen and Titus Gorsegner run wild. Bowen got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Gorsegner went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double. Bowen is becoming a predictor of Hope Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 2-6-1 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Marco Grajal, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Southfield Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Hope Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 7-6-1.
Southfield Christian suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Hope Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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