Seffner Christian waltzed into their contest on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They put the hurt on the Cambridge Christian Lancers with a sharp 9-2 win. Considering Seffner Christian has won seven matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ethan Duncan and Austin Trimble made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Duncan didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Trimble tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Duncan has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Duncan scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Trimble went 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, Colin Patten was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Jenuel Ortiz was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Cambridge Christian's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robert Moore, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Seffner Christian's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Cambridge Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Seffner Christian will head out on the road to challenge Tampa Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Seffner Christian: 3.8, Tampa Catholic: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Cambridge Christian, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Carrollwood Day at 5:00 p.m. Cambridge Christian has given up an average of 6.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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