Southwest Florida Christian managed to slip by Canterbury the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Southwest Florida Christian King's came up short against the Canterbury Cougars on Friday, falling 13-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the King's have suffered against the Cougars since March 15, 2019.
Southwest Florida Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Waldrup, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. That's the most runs Waldrup has posted since back in April of 2024.
Southwest Florida Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Canterbury, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 6-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southwest Florida Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on IMG Academy Gold at 7:00 p.m. on March 18th. As for Canterbury, they will take on South Fort Myers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Canterbury's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so South Fort Myers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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