Baseball Preview: Florida Christian Patriots vs. Palmetto Panthers
The Florida Christian Patriots will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Palmetto Panthers at 7:15 p.m. The last three games Florida Christian has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, Florida Christian wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Florida Christian saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maurice Maiquez Jr., who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Palmetto had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Coral Reef on Tuesday. Palmetto has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Christian Dixon was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Dixon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Sebastian Font and Sebastian Hernandez stepped up to the plate in a big way. Font scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Hernandez scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Florida Christian now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Palmetto, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
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