Baseball Preview: Seffner Christian Crusaders vs. Shorecrest Prep Chargers
The Seffner Christian Crusaders are on the road again on Friday to play the Shorecrest Prep Chargers at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Seffner Christian will head into Tuesday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Friday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They fell victim to a tough 13-5 defeat at the hands of Santa Fe Catholic.
Seffner Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Patten, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI. Addy Scott was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Shorecrest Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 10-6 to Lakeland Christian.
Chris Booth was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Eli Thomas, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Seffner Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Shorecrest Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Shorecrest Prep's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Seffner Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .335. It's a different story for Shorecrest Prep, though, as they've only averaged .249. Will they be able to contain Seffner Christian's hitters?
Seffner Christian beat Shorecrest Prep 15-11 in their previous meeting back in February. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Thomas, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Seffner Christian still be able to contain Thomas? There's only one way to find out.
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