Evangelical Christian is 9-1 against First Baptist Academy since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Evangelical Christian Sentinels will head out on the road to challenge the First Baptist Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m. Evangelical Christian is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Evangelical Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against North Port as Evangelical Christian made off with a 13-3 win. Evangelical Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Connor Beckman tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Evangelical Christian let Kyle Klaric-Schell and Hogan Gibbs loose on the outfield. Klaric-Schell went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Gibbs scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryder Lutz, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Academy fell victim to a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of Barron Collier on Tuesday.
First Baptist Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Cipolla, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, First Baptist Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Evangelical Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for First Baptist Academy, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-9.
Everything went Evangelical Christian's way against First Baptist Academy when the teams last played on Thursday as Evangelical Christian made off with a 10-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evangelical Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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