On Tuesday, Calvary Christian faced East Lake in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Calvary Christian Warriors came out on top against the East Lake Eagles by a score of 10-5. Winning may never get old, but Calvary Christian sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Calvary Christian got a great performance from Grayson Gibson as he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Cameron Uzzillia picked up the save, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew Tess, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Maximus Mayes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
On East Lake's side, Andrew Sheffield made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Spicher, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Calvary Christian pushed their record up to 13-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs per game. As for East Lake, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-2.
Calvary Christian will head out on the road to challenge Tampa Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Calvary Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 1.1 runs per game this season, so Tampa Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Lake, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Tarpon Springs at 7:00 p.m. Tarpon Springs will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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