The Seffner Christian Crusaders will head out to square off against the Saint Stephen's Episcopal Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Seffner Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Northside Christian on Friday as Seffner Christian made off with a 15-5 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Crusaders with their most commanding win of the season.
Allison Baston made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those doubles marked the first that she hit this season.
Isabella Biase
| 03/07/25 vs Northside Christian | 3 |
| 03/26/24 vs Santa Fe Catholic | 2 |
| 03/19/24 @ All Saints' Academy | 2 |
| 03/01/24 @ Seven Rivers Christian | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Shorecrest Prep | 1 |
In other batting news, Seffner Christian let Tenley Newman and Isabella Biase run wild. Newman scored three runs and stole Four bases. while going 2-for-4, while Biase scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave Biase a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Emory Beauchamp, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Seffner Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Saint Stephen's Episcopal never let their opponents score on Friday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Lakeside Christian.
Alcie Despard and Rozlynn Boggs did most of the damage at the plate: Despard went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI, while Boggs scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Saint Stephen's Episcopal pushed their record up to 2-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Seffner Christian, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Seffner Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Saint Stephen's Episcopal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Seffner Christian suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Saint Stephen's Episcopal when the teams last played back in February of 2019. Can Seffner Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
