Baseball Recap: Peniel Baptist Academy Has No Trouble Against First Coast Christian

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

02/18/25 @ Calvary Christian Academy	19
03/04/25 @ Meadowbrook Academy	13
03/24/25 @ First Coast Christian	11
02/21/25 vs Calvary Christian Academy	11
03/10/25 vs Ocala Christian	10

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Taylor, Peniel Baptist Academy was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 15-4 margin over the First Coast Christian Knights. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won five games by ten runs or more so far this season.

Brandon Turner made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Peniel Baptist Academy is undefeated when Turner posts two or more stolen bases, but 3-6 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Preston Fields, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Peniel Baptist Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Rae, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.

The win got Peniel Baptist Academy back to even at 6-6. As for First Coast Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-3-1 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Peniel Baptist Academy will host Zephyrhills Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for First Coast Christian, they will be playing at home against Harvest Community at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Harvest Community has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.7 runs per game on average), something First Coast Christian will no doubt try to take advantage of.