Calvary Christian is 5-0 against Carrollwood Day since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Calvary Christian Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Carrollwood Day Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Calvary Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Carrollwood Day will come in with six straight victories.
Calvary Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Jesuit, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Calvary Christian was ranked ninth). Calvary Christian fell just short of Jesuit by a score of 2-1 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Calvary Christian has lost by just one run.
Grayson Gibson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Calvary Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Tess, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Carrollwood Day narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lemon Bay 6-4.
Logan Mazur made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Mazur has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mazur was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Calvary Christian's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-4. As for Carrollwood Day, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-4.
Calvary Christian took their win against Carrollwood Day when the teams last played back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 18-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calvary Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
