Mansfield Homeschool's tournament run continued when they took on Northland Christian on Saturday. The Mansfield Homeschool Knights came out on top against the Northland Christian Cougars by a score of 5-2.

Mason Needham
03/01/25 vs Northland Christian | 12 |
03/23/24 vs Bo Porter Academy | 9 |
03/08/24 vs Ridge Point | 7 |
02/14/25 @ Prestonwood Christian | 6 |
04/12/24 @ Pryor | 6 |
Mason Needham tossed a big game, striking out 12 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Zac Heefner was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He also hit a triple, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was JD Channell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Mansfield Homeschool has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. Northland Christian is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Coming up, Mansfield Homeschool will take on St. Thomas Catholic at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northland Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Tomball Kings at 3:30 p.m. on March 31st.
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