Cramerton Christian Academy is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Southside Christian is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Crusaders will host the Warriors on Tuesday. Cramerton Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Southside Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cramerton Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Liberty Christian by a score of 7-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southside Christian). Everything went their way against Living Water Christian on Friday as they made off with a 23-3 victory. The result was nothing new for Southside Christian, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Landon Pourron and Jackson Simmons made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, 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 is becoming a predictor of Southside Christian's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 3-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). At the plate, 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. That's the most stolen bases Pourron has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Southside Christian got a massive performance out of Ethan Busdieker, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave Busdieker 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 is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs over those games. As for Cramerton Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
