Sarasota Christian is 2-7 against Cambridge Christian since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sarasota Christian Blazers will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Cambridge Christian Lancers at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Sarasota Christian's way against St. Petersburg Catholic as Sarasota Christian made off with a 23-5 victory. The Blazers haven't had any issues with the Barons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Kinsley Grieser was a standout: she scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Elisah Zuchelli, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Sarasota Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .763. Their OBP was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .550 that St. Petersburg Catholic posted.
Meanwhile, Cambridge Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Hawks 3-1. The three-run effort marked the Lancers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Cambridge Christian pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Sarasota Christian, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Sarasota Christian might still be hurting after the 14-4 loss they got from Cambridge Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Sarasota Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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