In what's become a running theme this season, Christ's Church Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over the First Coast Christian Knights. The victory was nothing new for Christ's Church Academy as they're now sitting on three straight.
Jackson Hadden made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hadden has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hadden was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with seven RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Dane Molter and Brady Watson did most of the damage at the plate: Molter scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Watson scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances. Watson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Evan Pall, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On First Coast Christian's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Dees, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Christ's Church Academy pushed their record up to 15-7 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for First Coast Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christ's Church Academy will face off against St. Joseph Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Joseph Academy: 3.6, Christ's Church Academy: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for First Coast Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Harvest Community at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. First Coast Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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