Baseball Preview: Santa Fe Catholic Hawks vs. Seffner Christian Crusaders
After three games on the road, Santa Fe Catholic is heading back home. They will take on the Seffner Christian Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Santa Fe Catholic: 3.1, Seffner Christian: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Santa Fe Catholic put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on George Jenkins with a sharp 9-3 victory. Nine seems to be a good number for Santa Fe Catholic as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jameson McGuire tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Santa Fe Catholic let D J Flores and Marvin Montenegro loose on the outfield. Flores scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Montenegro went 2-for-5 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Easton Beach, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Seffner Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Tampa Catholic by a score of 4-2. Seffner Christian has not had much luck with Tampa Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Santa Fe Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Seffner Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3.
Tuesday's game might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Santa Fe Catholic has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .461. However, it's not like Seffner Christian struggles in that department as they've averaged .449. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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