Canterbury is 3-0 against Northside Christian since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Canterbury Cougars are on the road again to play the Northside Christian Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Canterbury is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Seffner Christian 16-2.
Meanwhile, Northside Christian's hitters rose to the challenge against a Sharks pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.96 runs allowed on Wednesday. Northside Christian's pitcher stepped up to hand Imagine School at North Port an 11-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Andreas Alvarez's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Northside Christian got a massive performance out of Turner Gross, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Chase Perkey, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Canterbury is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Northside Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 18-9.
Canterbury came out on top in a nail-biter against Northside Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Northside Christian's Colton Olasin, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Canterbury to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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