Preview: Seffner Christian Crusaders vs. Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate Phoenix
The Seffner Christian Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate Phoenix at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Seffner Christian has three straight victories, Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Seffner Christian stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Hernando Christian Academy with a sharp 13-3 win.
Asher Stoltzfus looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Colin Patten was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenuel Ortiz, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
While Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate couldn't quite beat Sports Leadership & Management on Saturday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the seven-point defeat they were dealt on Thursday. Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate fell just short of Sports Leadership & Management by a score of 5-3.
Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lyric Bricker, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Seffner Christian's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs per game. As for Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate'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 .351. It's a different story for Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate, though, as they've only averaged .236. Will they be able to contain Seffner Christian's hitters?
Seffner Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate in their previous matchup on Tuesday, winning 9-5. Will Seffner Christian repeat their success, or does Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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