Florida Christian and Miami Christian squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Florida Christian had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Miami Christian Victors by a score of 6-4. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Florida Christian of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Florida Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Zelenka, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Emily Ruiz, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with.
On Miami Christian's side, they got a great performance from Renata Silvas as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Daniela Olvera, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Valeria Vazquez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Florida Christian's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Miami Christian, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-7-1.
Florida Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Miami Christian, they will take on John Carroll Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Miami Christian: 3, John Carroll Catholic: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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