Baseball Recap: Everglades Comes Up Short

Everglades came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 16-6 to the Highlands Christian Knights.

Marley John

Runs

03/27/26 vs Highlands Christian	2
03/26/26 vs Monarch	2
03/14/26 @ Parker	2
03/10/26 vs Franklin Academy	2
02/20/26 vs Franklin Academy	2
+ 3 more games

Marley John made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Everglades is 5-1 when John posts two or more runs, but 1-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Heath, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.

Everglades has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Highlands Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.

Looking ahead, Everglades will host Pinecrest North Preparatory at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Pinecrest North Preparatory will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Highlands Christian, they will be playing at home against Palmer Trinity at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Falcons' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Knights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.