Shorecrest Prep is 0-10 against Northside Christian since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Shorecrest Prep Chargers will head out on the road to take on the Northside Christian Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Shorecrest Prep had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Victory Christian Academy. Shorecrest Prep has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Edward Sax was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Sax has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sax was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Eli Thomas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Chris Booth was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Shorecrest Prep was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Northside Christian stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Johnson Central onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. While fans of Northside Christian might be used to big wins, the nine-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Andreas Alvarez looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Northside Christian let James Pitts and Dominic Fernandez loose on the outfield. Pitts scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Fernandez scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Shorecrest Prep's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Northside Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Shorecrest Prep might still be hurting after the 17-1 defeat they got from Northside Christian in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Shorecrest Prep, Andrew Williamson (who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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