The Barron Collier Cougars will head out on the road to take on the First Baptist Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Barron Collier comes in on four and First Baptist Academy on three.
Barron Collier can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They put the hurt on Lake Region with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Harrison Zenisek looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Dylan Wiggins was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Aizenshtat, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Moore Haven 22-1. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Toby Meister looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, First Baptist Academy got a massive performance out of Kyle Cipolla, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Cipolla has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Johnny Klevanosky, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3.
Barron Collier has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for First Baptist Academy, they pushed their record up to 9-10 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Barron Collier has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like First Baptist Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Barron Collier took their win against First Baptist Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 12-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cipolla, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Barron Collier still be able to contain Cipolla? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
