The North Florida Christian Eagles will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Leon Lions at 4:30 p.m. North Florida Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Leon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but North Florida Christian had to settle for an 8-6 loss against Columbia. North Florida Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ace Walker was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Walker was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Walker wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Miller, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Miller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Leon narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Sebring 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Leon.
Like North Florida Christian, Leon also got a great game from a two-way player: Chase Davis. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Davis was even better at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
North Florida Christian's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6-2. As for Leon, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Florida Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Leon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
North Florida Christian suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Leon in their previous meeting on April 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Leon's Ian Swanson, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that North Florida Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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