Northside Christian is 0-3 against Canterbury since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Northside Christian Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Canterbury Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northside Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Imagine School at North Port an 11-0 shutout. Northside Christian's win was all the more impressive since Imagine School at North Port was averaging only 3.96 runs allowed on the season.
Not much got past Andreas Alvarez, who gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Imagine School at North Port off the board.
On the hitting side, Turner Gross was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Perkey, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Seffner Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Canterbury proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victor by a 16-2 margin over the Crusaders.
Northside Christian's victory bumped their record up to 18-9. As for Canterbury, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season.
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