Baseball Recap: Indian Rocks Christian Finds Playoff Glory Versus Canterbury

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

03/13/25 @ Admiral Farragut	17
02/25/25 @ Southeast	15
04/15/25 vs Canterbury	12
03/07/25 @ Seffner Christian	12
04/10/25 vs Lakeside Christian	10

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Indian Rocks Christian had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Canterbury Crusaders as they made off with a 14-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Indian Rocks Christian got a massive performance out of Reece Barbaro, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most hits Barbaro has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Noah Mortellite, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.

Indian Rocks Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive matches.

Indian Rocks Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-10-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Canterbury, they moved to 11-5 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Coming up, Indian Rocks Christian will face off against Northside Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Mustangs will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something the Eagles surely won't give up without a fight. Canterbury does not have any more games scheduled as of now.