Gulf Coast HEAT is 1-9 against Sarasota Christian since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Gulf Coast HEAT will host the Sarasota Christian Blazers at 7:00 p.m. Gulf Coast HEAT will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Gulf Coast HEAT is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came up short against Foundation Christian Academy on Tuesday, falling 21-6.
Kevin McNulty
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Gulf Coast HEAT saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin McNulty, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2. McNulty has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Noah Hefner was another, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Sarasota Christian and Keswick Christian, and Sarasota Christian kept the tradition alive. Sarasota Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Keswick Christian 7-5.
Evan Poznanski made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Randall Collins was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two RBI, and one double. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Another player making a difference was Justin Brock, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
Sarasota Christian pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Gulf Coast HEAT, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Gulf Coast HEAT has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Sarasota Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Gulf Coast HEAT suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Sarasota Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will Gulf Coast HEAT have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
