The Cedar Creek Christian Saints will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Duval Charter Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Cedar Creek Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Even though Cedar Creek Christian couldn't quite topple Seacoast Christian Academy on Monday, it was still a huge improvement compared to the 17-point loss they took when the two last played. Cedar Creek Christian's pitcher stepped up to hand Seacoast Christian Academy a 10-0 shutout. The win was just what Cedar Creek Christian needed coming off of a 19-8 defeat in their prior match.
Ricky Hamilton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 16 over six innings pitched. Hamilton has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hamilton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Torance Jones was a standout: he scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last six games he's played. Dereck Garcia was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Duval Charter had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Christ's Church Academy on Tuesday.
Duval Charter saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Messer, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Cedar Creek Christian's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-7. As for Duval Charter, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
Cedar Creek Christian might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Duval Charter in their previous meeting back in March of 2015. Can Cedar Creek Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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