Baseball Preview: Gulf Coast HEAT vs. Foundation Christian Academy Panthers
Gulf Coast HEAT is 0-6 against Foundation Christian Academy since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Gulf Coast HEAT will head out on the road to square off against the Foundation Christian Academy Panthers at 4:00 p.m.
Gulf Coast HEAT is is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Thursday. Their tough 10-4 loss to Admiral Farragut might stick with them for a while.
Austin Shaw was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jake Cody, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Foundation Christian Academy narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Lakeside Christian 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Foundation Christian Academy.
Henry Salter made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Salter was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Salter wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Coakley, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Gulf Coast HEAT's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Foundation Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Gulf Coast HEAT has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Foundation Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Gulf Coast HEAT suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to Foundation Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Foundation Christian Academy's Rolland Williams, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that Gulf Coast HEAT knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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