Baseball Preview: Bradenton Christian Panthers vs. Gulf Coast HEAT
The Bradenton Christian Panthers will stay at home for another game and welcome Gulf Coast HEAT at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Bradenton Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, everything went Bradenton Christian's way against Bayshore as Bradenton Christian made off with a 10-2 win.
Landon Henderson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Henderson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Matthew Johnson was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brett Balais, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gulf Coast HEAT was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to Imagine School at North Port.
Gulf Coast HEAT saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rowan Bunn, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Bunn has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Solomyn Hoinkes was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Bradenton Christian's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-10. As for Gulf Coast HEAT, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Bradenton Christian couldn't quite finish off Gulf Coast HEAT when the teams last played back in April of 2022 and fell 8-6. Will Bradenton Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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