Southwest Florida Christian is 1-9 against Canterbury since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Southwest Florida Christian King's will head out on the road to face off against the Canterbury Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Southwest Florida Christian will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Southwest Florida Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past South Fort Myers 3-1.
Cole Ingole spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 15 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Southwest Florida Christian's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Matyas, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jake Trottier, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Canterbury was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Broward.
Anthony Valenzuela made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Taveras, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Southwest Florida Christian pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs per game. As for Canterbury, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Southwest Florida Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Canterbury struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Southwest Florida Christian couldn't quite finish off Canterbury in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Southwest Florida Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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