Northside Christian has gone 9-1 against Indian Rocks Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mustangs will face off against the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Northside Christian comes in on ten and Indian Rocks Christian on four.
Northside Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Bradenton Christian get on the board and left with a 13-0 win.
Merric Hunt tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Luke Anderson
| 04/15/25 vs Bradenton Christian | 8 |
| 04/14/25 vs Admiral Farragut | 5 |
| 04/09/25 vs Lexington Christian | 5 |
| 03/25/25 vs Berkeley Prep | 2 |
| 03/15/25 vs Montour | 2 |
At the plate, Luke Anderson was incredible, firing off three home runs and eight RBI while going 3-for-4. Those eight RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bobby Hearn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Indian Rocks Christian's hitters rose to the challenge against a Crusaders pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.63 runs allowed on Tuesday. The Eagles blew past Canterbury 14-2. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
Indian Rocks Christian got a massive performance out of Reece Barbaro, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Mortellite, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Indian Rocks Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They are undefeated (7-0) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Indian Rocks Christian pushed their record up to 16-10-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Northside Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 19-8.
Northside Christian skirted past Indian Rocks Christian 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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