Baseball Recap: Seffner Christian Takes Down Victory Christian Academy in a Playoff Battle

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Seffner Christian walked away with it. They put the hurt on the Victory Christian Academy Storm with a sharp 12-2 win on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Crusaders have won by exactly ten runs.

Seffner Christian got a great performance from Alejandro Hamana as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Those hits were Hamana's first of the season.

Kris Colondres

Runs

04/07/25 vs Bradenton Christian	3
03/28/25 @ Keswick Christian	3
03/19/25 vs Freedom	3
04/15/25 vs Victory Christian Academy	2
04/04/25 vs Geneva	2
+ 12 more games

At the plate, Seffner Christian let Kris Colondres and Brayden Nanns run wild. Colondres went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Nanns scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Colondres has become a key player for Seffner Christian: the team is 7-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-9 otherwise. Juelz Sidoti also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Seffner Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Victory Christian Academy only posted an OBP of .435.

Seffner Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for Victory Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.

Looking ahead, Seffner Christian will square off against Sports Leadership & Management at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Spartans will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something the Crusaders surely won't give up without a fight. Victory Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.