The University Christian Christians will square off against the Bolles Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, University Christian got the win against West Nassau by a conclusive 8-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Christians.
Elias Murdock
| 02/13/25 vs West Nassau | 9 |
| 03/07/24 vs Union County | 8 |
| 03/18/24 vs Atlantic Coast | 4 |
| 02/27/24 vs Episcopal School of Jacksonville | 3 |
| 05/11/24 @ St. Johns Country Day | 2 |
Elias Murdock made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only a hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bubba Crouch, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bo Wilson, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Bolles beat Ponte Vedra 8-5 on Thursday. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Sharks recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Gabe Gonzalez was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Geist, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
University Christian's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs over those games. As for Bolles, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
University Christian might still be hurting after the 18-0 loss they got from Bolles in their previous meeting back in February of 2019. Can University Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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