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The loss was the first of the season for Warriors and snapped their 60-game win streak dating back to the 2017 season as they looked to repeat as state championship. The win streak is a Florida state record and one reason the Warriors were ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps for the past month.
Meanwhile, the Eagles were one of the top-ranked teams in the nation through the first half of the season, but a rule violation on a transfer player resulted in 11 forfeit losses and a tumble from the national rankings.
The Eagles (17-15) managed to make the postseason and advanced to the finals following a 3-1 win Wednesday over Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens).
Against the Warriors (30-1), Calvary Christian Academy rallied for two runs in the fifth inning and two more in the seventh for the 5-1 win.
Skylar Gonzalez went seven innings for the win, giving up one run on four hits with seven strikeouts.
Braden Halladay, son of former Cy Young winner Roy Halladay, suffered the loss, giving up three runs on six hits with four strikeouts.
The Eagles broke the 1-1 tie with a bases-loaded base hit by
Roberto Peña in the fifth. They scored two more in the seventh on a bases-loaded wild pitch that scored the runner from third. Following a walk, a hit batsman brought home another run.
Matheu Nelson, Calvary Christian
Photo by Marc Estrada
