The Calvary Christian Academy Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the NSU University Sharks at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Calvary Christian Academy: 2.5, NSU University: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Calvary Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Hialeah Educational Academy a 4-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Calvary Christian Academy sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The result came thanks to Braden Rosenthal's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cole Cleveland was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run. Grant Harrison was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, NSU University stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Palmer Trinity as NSU University made off with a 12-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for NSU University considering their two-run performance the match before.
NSU University also got a great performance from Landon Petty as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Christian Macgillivray, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dylan Rex, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Calvary Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for NSU University, their victory bumped their record up to 24-4.
Calvary Christian Academy beat NSU University 6-2 in their previous matchup last Thursday. Will Calvary Christian Academy repeat their success, or does NSU University have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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