Southside Christian is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while James F. Byrnes is on a six-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Southside Christian Sabres will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the James F. Byrnes Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Southside Christian took a six-run defeat the last time they faced off against Clover, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Southside Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 victory over Clover on Saturday.
Mikey Hotinski
| 03/01/25 @ Clover | 3 |
| 02/28/25 @ Broome | 1 |
| 04/17/24 vs St. Joseph's Catholic | 1 |
| 04/09/24 vs Brashier Middle College Charter | 1 |
| 03/18/24 vs High Point Academy | 1 |
Southside Christian's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mikey Hotinski, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Hotinski a new career-high in hits (three).
Southside Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .360 or higher in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday James F. Byrnes sidestepped Woodruff for a 5-3 victory.
Jack Bailey tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, James F. Byrnes let Blake Collins and Hayden Lister run wild. Collins went 1-for-2 with one home run and one stolen base, while Lister went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI. Collins is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stole at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Moss, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base.
Southside Christian's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for James F. Byrnes, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
James F. Byrnes' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Southside Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .430. It's a different story for James F. Byrnes, though, as they've only averaged .256. Will they be able to contain Southside Christian's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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