The Southern Maryland Christian Academy Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Potomac School Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Southern Maryland Christian Academy has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Southern Maryland Christian Academy lost 15-5 to NOVA HomeSchool on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Mustangs have suffered against the Lions since March 29, 2022.
Southern Maryland Christian Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Blaqman, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run was Blaqman's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Potomac School was able to grind out a solid victory over Trinity Christian on Saturday, taking the game 12-9. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Wyatt Pence was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Will Piester, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.
Potomac School was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
The victory made it two in a row for Potomac School and bumps their season record up to 2-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 12.5 hits in those games compared to only 5.17 in the others. As for Southern Maryland Christian Academy, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
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