Patriots
| 03/18/25 @ Winona Christian | 22 |
| 02/25/25 vs Indianola Academy | 15 |
| 02/22/25 vs Ethel | 15 |
| 03/07/25 @ Oak Hill Academy | 10 |
| 02/06/25 @ Leake Academy | 9 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Winston Academy). They blew past the Winona Christian Stars 22-2 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Holder Tidwell was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Goforth, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and one double. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Reed Yates, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Winston Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.33 hits in those games compared to only 5.15 in the others. As for Winona Christian, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Winston Academy beat Winona Christian by a score of 10-0 on Thursday.
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