The First Baptist Saints will challenge the Sacred Heart Indians at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
First Baptist is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Nazarene Christian Academy a 4-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Preston Gough's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, First Baptist's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Santana Cobio, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI. Beckett Vaughn was another, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart came tearing into Thursday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 15-5 victory. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 35 contests by six runs or more this season.
First Baptist has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Sacred Heart, their victory bumped their record up to 47-5.
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