The Indian Rocks Christian Eagles have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Lakeside Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Indian Rocks Christian came up short against Seffner Christian and fell 11-8. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Indian Rocks Christian in their matchups with Seffner Christian: they've now lost five in a row.
Hunter Maddox was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Maddox has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Maddox was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run.
In other batting news, Noah Ritchie was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Quinn Taylor was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Lakeside Christian had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Foundation Christian Academy on Thursday.
Indian Rocks Christian's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Lakeside Christian, they now have a losing record at 9-10-1.
Everything went Indian Rocks Christian's way against Lakeside Christian in their previous matchup back in February as Indian Rocks Christian made off with a 7-1 win. Does Indian Rocks Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakeside Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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