The Gulf Pointe Latin Gladiators will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Christian Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Gulf Pointe Latin and three for Central Christian.
Gulf Pointe Latin's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Aletheia Christian Academy on Thursday. They fell victim to a rough 16-0 defeat at the hands of the Lions.
Meanwhile, Central Christian suffered a tough 14-3 loss at the hands of Trinitas Christian on Friday.
Central Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Malachi Rada, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Gulf Pointe Latin's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Central Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Gulf Pointe Latin has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Central Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Gulf Pointe Latin couldn't quite finish off Central Christian in their previous meeting back in March and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central Christian's Jackson Allen, who struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit (and only one walk). Now that Gulf Pointe Latin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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