The Seffner Christian Crusaders will challenge the Sports Leadership & Management Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Seffner Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Victory Christian Academy with a sharp 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.
Alejandro Hamana tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Those hits marked the first that he allowed this season.
Brayden Nanns
| 04/07/25 vs Bradenton Christian | 3 |
| 04/01/25 vs Butler | 3 |
| 04/15/25 vs Victory Christian Academy | 2 |
| 04/05/25 vs Master's Academy | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Geneva | 2 |
| + 11 more games |
At the plate, Seffner Christian let Kris Colondres and Brayden Nanns run wild. Colondres went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Nanns scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Nanns has become a key player for Seffner Christian: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 7-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kalab Williams, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Seffner Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The last time their batting average was this high was was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Lancers. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by just one run.
Sports Leadership & Management's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Adonys Nova, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Seffner Christian's record now sits at 13-10. As for Sports Leadership & Management, their record is now 9-14.
Seffner Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Sports Leadership & Management in their previous meeting back in February, winning 9-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad 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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