The Central Christian Saints will head out on the road to take on the Pensacola Christian Academy Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Central Christian is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Central Christian came up short against Gulf Pointe Latin and fell 14-11.
Graycen Lynn was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Rodriguez, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Pensacola Christian Academy's offense. They fell just short of West Florida Baptist Academy by a score of 1-0 on Monday.
Central Christian's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Pensacola Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Central Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Pensacola Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Central Christian couldn't quite finish off Pensacola Christian Academy when the teams last played last Tuesday and fell 9-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pensacola Christian Academy's Tradley Thompson, who struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that Central Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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