Shorecrest Prep was the 11-1 winner over Victory Christian Academy when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Shorecrest Prep Chargers fell just short of the Victory Christian Academy Storm by a score of 8-7 on Friday. Shorecrest Prep has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Edward Sax put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Sax has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sax was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Eli Thomas was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing 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. Another player making a difference was Chris Booth, who scored 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.
On Victory Christian Academy's side, Merrick Smith and Nathan Thomas did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Thomas scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Shorecrest Prep's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Victory Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-11.
Shorecrest Prep will head out on the road to challenge Northside Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Northside Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Shorecrest Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Victory Christian Academy, they will challenge Lake Gibson at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lake Gibson has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.62 runs per game on average), something Victory Christian Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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