On Thursday Evangelical Christian's undefeated season almost came to an end. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons. The four-run effort marked the Sentinels' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Hayden Billie looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Evangelical Christian saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reese Niemier, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Niemier hit this season. Another was Karsyn Mootz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Sentinels
| 03/13/25 vs Charlotte | 4-3 |
| 03/04/25 vs Seacrest Country Day | 11-0 |
| 02/27/25 vs Neumann | 7-0 |
| 02/21/25 vs Oasis | 15-0 |
| 02/18/25 vs Lemon Bay | 11-0 |
| + 11 more games |
Evangelical Christian pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Charlotte, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Coming up, Evangelical Christian will face off against Lake Region at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lake Region 1.1, Evangelical Christian 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Charlotte will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Mariner at 7:00 p.m. on March 26th.
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