For the first time this season, Trinity Christian Academy will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be playing at home against the University School of Jackson Bruins at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Trinity Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Halls a 16-0 shutout on Friday. The Lions have beaten the Tigers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.
Owen Atwood
| 03/21/25 @ Halls | 3 |
| 03/11/25 @ Bartlett | 2 |
| 03/03/25 vs Huntingdon | 2 |
| 03/17/25 vs Dyersburg | 1 |
| 03/10/25 @ First Assembly Christian | 1 |
Trinity Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Owen Atwood, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Atwood a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zane Atwood, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Trinity Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, University School of Jackson narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Myrtle 5-4. That's two games straight that the Bruins have won by just one run.
Max Kilburn and Nash Kilburn did most of the damage at the plate: Max scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Nash scored a run while going 2-for-4. Max also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
The win made it two in a row for University School of Jackson and bumps their season record up to 2-5. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing nine hits in those games compared to only 5.2 in the others. As for Trinity Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-7.
Trinity Christian Academy came up short against University School of Jackson when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 8-3. Can Trinity Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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