The Cambridge Christian Lancers will head out to square off against the Keswick Christian Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cambridge Christian has six straight wins, Keswick Christian has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cambridge Christian can't be too worried about heading out to take on Keswick Christian: they just beat Tampa Catholic at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Lancers came out on top against the Crusaders by a score of 6-2 on Tuesday.
Will Snider tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luca Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Bellomo, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Cambridge Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Keswick Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Canterbury on Monday and fell 4-2.
Keswick Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Sullivan, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Javan Gipson also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Cambridge Christian's record is now 15-8. As for Keswick Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Cambridge Christian skirted past Keswick Christian 6-5 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lancers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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