The Evangelical Christian Sentinels will face off against the Naples Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Evangelical Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Lemon Bay on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 12-8 to the Manta Rays.
Harrison Martin was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Evangelical Christian saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Boston Gibbs, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Gibbs a new career-high in RBI (three). Another was Gavin Teeter, who went 1-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Naples scored first but ultimately less than First Baptist Academy in their matchup on Thursday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 9-8.
CORT CAMPINS led a balanced group of hitters, going 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. NICO BLANCO was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Evangelical Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Naples, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
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