After a string of three wins, Southern Maryland Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Avalon Black Knights by a score of 11-9. If the Mustangs were looking for revenge after losing 8-3 to the Black Knights when the teams met back in April of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Marcus Blaqman
| 03/20/25 @ Rockbridge Academy | 4 |
| 05/03/25 vs Avalon | 3 |
| 05/01/25 @ Riverdale Baptist | 3 |
| 03/29/25 @ NOVA HomeSchool | 3 |
| 04/19/25 vs Eastern | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
Marcus Blaqman was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Southern Maryland Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is 3-1 (and 5-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Isaiah Priester, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Southern Maryland Christian Academy now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Avalon, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 7-13.
While Southern Maryland Christian Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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