North Florida Christian is 9-1 against Maclay since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The North Florida Christian Eagles will be playing at home against the Maclay Marauders at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (North Florida Christian: 3.2, Maclay: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, North Florida Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Chiles. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Florida Christian.
Jace Riggan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (he also only allowed one walk). Riggan has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Riggan was even better at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other pitching news, Garrett Workman looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Riggan wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Stone Russo, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 19 runs the game before, Maclay was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They fell just short of Chiles by a score of 2-1.
North Florida Christian pushed their record up to 8-3-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Maclay, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Florida Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Maclay struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
North Florida Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Maclay when the teams last played on March 1st, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Maclay's Ryder Miller, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Florida Christian still be able to contain Miller? There's only one way to find out.
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