The Zephyrhills Christian Academy Warriors will square off against the Central Florida Christian Academy Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Zephyrhills Christian Academy played against Tenoroc on Friday and won via forfeit.
Zephyrhills Christian Academy will be up against a hot Central Florida Christian Academy team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 14-7 margin over Wildwood on Tuesday. Considering the Eagles have won five games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Casey Nipper was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last ten games he's played.
In other batting news, Bryson Andrews was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Andy Headley, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Zephyrhills Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Central Florida Christian Academy, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
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