With a playoff win on the line, Southside Christian rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against Living Water Christian as they made off with a 23-3 victory. Southside Christian's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Landon Pourron
| 05/02/25 vs Living Water Christian | 4 |
| 04/04/25 @ Living Water Christian | 3 |
| 04/29/25 vs Greenville Christian Academy | 2 |
| 05/03/24 vs Greenville Christian Academy | 2 |
| 04/28/25 @ New Life Christian Academy | 1 |
Landon Pourron and Jackson Simmons made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Pourron pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Simmons struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. He has become a key player for Southside Christian: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise. At bat, Pourron went 1-for-5 with four runs and two stolen bases, while Simmons went 2-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and one double. Those four runs gave Pourron a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ethan Busdieker was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Zeke Ragan was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI.
Southside Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Southside Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs over those games. As for Living Water Christian, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-10.
As of now, neither Southside Christian nor Living Water Christian have any future games scheduled.
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