The Briarcrest Christian Saints will be playing at home against the First Assembly Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Briarcrest Christian never let their opponents score. They beat St. Benedict at Auburndale by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Briarcrest Christian.
Briarcrest Christian got a great performance from Jack Gleason as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Landon Rogers was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-2. Brennan Bomar was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, First Assembly Christian had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against St. Bede on Thursday as First Assembly Christian made off with a 14-6 win.
Kayden Hartunian was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Forrest, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Briarcrest Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for First Assembly Christian, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Briarcrest Christian was able to grind out a solid win over First Assembly Christian in their previous matchup back in March of 2015, winning 4-0. Will Briarcrest Christian repeat their success, or does First Assembly Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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