Victory Christian Academy is 5-0 against Foundation Christian Academy since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Victory Christian Academy Storm are on the road again to play the Foundation Christian Academy Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Victory Christian Academy suffered a rough 13-3 loss at the hands of Seffner Christian. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Victory Christian Academy in their matchups with Seffner Christian: they've now lost four in a row.
Merrick Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Foundation Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 9-6 to Oasis Christian.
Henry Salter was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Salter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Salter was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Peyton Coakley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brian Figueroa, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Victory Christian Academy's record now sits at 3-11. As for Foundation Christian Academy, their record is now 7-2.
Victory Christian Academy skirted past Foundation Christian Academy 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Foundation Christian Academy's Carson Kull, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Victory Christian Academy to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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