Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shoals Christian). They blew past the Phillips Bears 14-6 on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Flame also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.
Malachi Sewell and Mac Powell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Sewell pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Powell tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. At the plate, Sewell scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3, while Powell scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Those stolen bases marked the first that Sewell snagged this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Strickland, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Micah Pate, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Flame
| 03/03/25 vs Phillips | 59.4% |
| 02/28/25 vs Brilliant | 56.7% |
| 02/24/25 @ Clements | 33.3% |
| 02/22/25 @ Athens Bible | 35% |
| 02/18/25 vs Hackleburg | 16.7% |
| 03/12/24 vs Vina | 69.8% |
Shoals Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
The victory made it two in a row for Shoals Christian and bumps their season record up to 2-5.
Looking ahead, Shoals Christian will be playing at home against Athens Bible at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. We've got a battle between Bears coming up. Phillips is coming into the matchup on a 12-game losing streak dating back to last season.
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