Baseball Preview: Seacrest Country Day Stingrays vs. Southwest Florida Christian King's
The Seacrest Country Day Stingrays will take on the Southwest Florida Christian King on Tuesday. Seacrest Country Day will be strutting in after a victory while Southwest Florida Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
In what's become a running theme this season, Seacrest Country Day gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on First Baptist Academy with a sharp 10-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Seacrest Country Day considering their two-run performance the game before.
Gabe Espinosa made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Espinosa has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Espinosa was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Grimm, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was Thomas Holland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Southwest Florida Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of IMG Academy Royal by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Southwest Florida Christian couldn't push the score so high this time.
Southwest Florida Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Ingole, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Seacrest Country Day's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Southwest Florida Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 15-5.
Tuesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Seacrest Country Day hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .321. However, it's not like Southwest Florida Christian struggles in that department as they've averaged .318. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Seacrest Country Day suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Southwest Florida Christian in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ingole, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. Now that Seacrest Country Day knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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