First Baptist Academy has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Seacrest Country Day Stingrays at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither First Baptist Academy nor Seacrest Country Day posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
First Baptist Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Barron Collier on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-0 walloping at the hands of the Cougars. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for First Baptist Academy in their matchups with Barron Collier: they've now lost three in a row.
First Baptist Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Klevanosky, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, First Baptist Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Barron Collier only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Seacrest Country Day fell victim to a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Golden Gate on Wednesday.
First Baptist Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11. As for Seacrest Country Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
First Baptist Academy skirted past Seacrest Country Day 5-3 in their previous matchup last Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for First Baptist Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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