The Southern Maryland Christian Academy Mustangs will challenge the Avalon Black Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Southern Maryland Christian Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Southern Maryland Christian Academy will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Riverdale Baptist, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Mustangs walked away with a 6-3 win over the Crusaders on Thursday.
Southern Maryland Christian Academy's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nate Erwin, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave Erwin a new career-high. Another was Mathias Mason, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Avalon). They blew past Sandy Spring Friends 14-7 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Black Knights in their matchups with the Wildebeests: they've now won six in a row.
Judah Knight was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Those RBI marked the first that he has brought in this season.
In other batting news, Ethan Stepanik was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. He has become a key player for Avalon: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Javeth Carrion, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double.
Avalon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Southern Maryland Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Avalon, their win bumped their record up to 6-13.
Southern Maryland Christian Academy came up short against Avalon in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-3. Will the Mustangs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
