The Island Coast Gators will head out on the road to challenge the Evangelical Christian Sentinels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last five games Island Coast has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Island Coast can't be too worried about heading out to take on Evangelical Christian: they just beat Gulf Coast at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Island Coast had just enough and edged Gulf Coast out 2-1.
Island Coast got a great performance from Ryan Mueller as he tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits.
On the hitting side, Island Coast saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Lopez, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Evangelical Christian waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Cowboys/Cowgirls.
Colsen Loughren was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Loughren has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Loughren was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Anthony Cabrera and Garrett Jones did most of the damage at the plate: Cabrera scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Jones scored a run while going 2-for-3. Cabrera is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Boston Gibbs, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Island Coast is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Evangelical Christian, they pushed their record up to 17-7 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Island Coast came out on top in a nail-biter against Evangelical Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Island Coast since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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