The Sarasota Christian Blazers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Saint Stephen's Episcopal Falcons on Monday. The timing is sure in Sarasota Christian's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Saint Stephen's Episcopal has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
In what's become a running theme this season, Sarasota Christian gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Canterbury a 7-0 shutout.
Collin Lawson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Lawson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Lawson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Randall Collins, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Collins has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Will Papineau was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Saint Stephen's Episcopal's offense. They lost 15-0 to IMG Academy White on Thursday.
The victory got Sarasota Christian back to even at 10-10-1. As for Saint Stephen's Episcopal, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Sarasota Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Saint Stephen's Episcopal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Sarasota Christian took their win against Saint Stephen's Episcopal in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 17-2. Will Sarasota Christian repeat their success, or does Saint Stephen's Episcopal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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