The West Florida Baptist Academy Conquerors will challenge the Pensacola Catholic Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Florida Baptist Academy is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Pensacola Catholic's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: West Florida Baptist Academy hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. West Florida Baptist Academy never let Santa Rosa Christian get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Monday. Considering the Conquerors have won seven matchups by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Riley Scheel and Cali Ellis did most of the damage at the plate: Scheel went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Ellis went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Ande Johnson was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
West Florida Baptist Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .526. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .348 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Pensacola Catholic came up short against Rocky Bayou Christian on Friday and fell 12-9.
Morgan Smith was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lela Laurence, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
West Florida Baptist Academy's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.3 runs over those games. As for Pensacola Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Pensacola Catholic's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: West Florida Baptist Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .523. It's a different story for Pensacola Catholic, though, as they've only averaged .221. Will they be able to contain West Florida Baptist Academy's hitters?
Everything went West Florida Baptist Academy's way against Pensacola Catholic in their previous matchup back in February, as West Florida Baptist Academy made off with an 11-1 victory. Does West Florida Baptist Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pensacola Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
