Kyle Bright and Christian Coburn made the difference on the mound and at the plate, respectively, for CF. Bright threw 8 shutout innings, yielding 4 hits while striking out 8, and Coburn launched a 2-out solo shot in the tenth to break a scoreless tie. Kyle Moeder slammed the door shut on the host Falcons with 2 shutout innings of relief.
The win was the Patriots' third consecutive and ninth in their last 12 games, and it moved CF (16-26-1, 6-8 Mid-Florida Conference) to within striking distance of St. Johns River for the conference's second and final state tournament berth. The Patriots host FSC-Jacksonville on Monday at 3 p.m. hoping to move within a game of .500 in the MFC.
