The Evangelical Christian Sentinels will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Island Coast Gators at 7:00 p.m. Evangelical Christian will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
On Thursday, Evangelical Christian beat LaBelle 8-5.
Colsen Loughren made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Loughren has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Loughren was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Evangelical Christian let Anthony Cabrera and Garrett Jones loose on the outfield. Cabrera scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Jones scored a run while going 2-for-3. Cabrera has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Boston Gibbs, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Island Coast sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Gulf Coast on Tuesday.
Ryan Mueller tossed a big game, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits.
On the hitting side, Island Coast saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Lopez, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Evangelical Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Island Coast, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
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