The Central Florida Christian Academy Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the First Baptist Christian Academy Crusaders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Central Florida Christian Academy lost 14-4 to Lake Mary Prep on Thursday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
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Casey Nipper put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off only one hit. Nipper was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Nipper is also crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stole at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Nipper wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Brenyo, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Christian Academy had to kick off their season on the road two weeks ago, but they showed no ill effects. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Calvary Christian Academy.
Like Central Florida Christian Academy, First Baptist Christian Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Brendan Calderon. He struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Calderon was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ryan Busler was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Ryan Hahn, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
First Baptist Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calvary Christian Academy only posted an OBP of .294.
Central Florida Christian Academy now has a losing record of 1-2. As for First Baptist Christian Academy, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-0.
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