North Florida Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the St. Johns Country Day Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Florida Christian: 2.6, St. Johns Country Day: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Florida Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let St. Joseph Academy onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. North Florida Christian's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four matches.
Garrett Workman looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, North Florida Christian's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ace Walker, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Johns Country Day won against Saint Francis Catholic on Wednesday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. St. Johns Country Day came out on top against University Christian by a score of 8-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Johns Country Day.
Seth Alford made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Alford was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, St. Johns Country Day got a great performance from Austin Stratman as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits.
Back at the plate, Gabriel Gilliand and James Gilson did most of the damage at the plate: Gilliand went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs, while Gilson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Kody Daneault was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
North Florida Christian has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6-2 record this season. As for St. Johns Country Day, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. North Florida Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like St. Johns Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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