First Baptist Academy is 1-9 against Evangelical Christian since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The First Baptist Academy Lions will be playing at home against the Evangelical Christian Sentinels at 4:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, First Baptist Academy suffered a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of Barron Collier.
First Baptist Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Cipolla, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Cipolla has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, First Baptist Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Evangelical Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past North Port 13-3. The result was nothing new for Evangelical Christian, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Connor Beckman tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Kyle Klaric-Schell and Hogan Gibbs did most of the damage at the plate: Klaric-Schell went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Gibbs scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Ryder Lutz was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
First Baptist Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Evangelical Christian, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-7.
First Baptist Academy might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from Evangelical Christian in their previous matchup on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Evangelical Christian's Colsen Loughren, who went 3-for-3 with two triples and five RBI. Now that First Baptist Academy 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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