The Sarasota Christian Blazers will venture away from home to take on the Canterbury Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Sarasota Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Canterbury will be coming in after a defeat.
Sarasota Christian's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Admiral Farragut, sneaking past 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blazers.
Not much got past Rowan Baum, who gave up just four hits to keep Admiral Farragut off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hunter George, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Miller, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Canterbury unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Cambridge Christian by a score of 7-6 on Thursday. The Crusaders have struggled against the Lancers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Ian Robinson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Braden Adorno was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Sarasota Christian took their win against Canterbury when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sarasota Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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