First Coast Christian lost against Christ's Church Academy back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The First Coast Christian Knights lost 16-1 to the Christ's Church Academy Eagles. First Coast Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
First Coast Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Dees, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases. Dees has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Christ's Church Academy's side, Jackson Hadden was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hadden was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with seven RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Dane Molter and Brady Watson did most of the damage at the plate: Molter scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Watson scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances. Noah Blackard was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
First Coast Christian's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Christ's Church Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. First Coast Christian is on the road again on Monday to play Harvest Community at 6:00 p.m. First Coast Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Christ's Church Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against St. Joseph Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Christ's Church Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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