A 62-57 win over Central Florida Community College on Saturday gave Santa Fe Community College (19-6) at least a share of the Mid-Florida Conference regular season championship.
After an ugly 16-10 loss to Gulf Coast Community College on Friday, Santa Fe Community College baseball coach Johnny Wiggs challenged Saturday's starting pitcher Andy Mee to set the tone and turn things around for the Saints' pitching staff.
On the board in the locker room underneath the scouting reports was scrawled a simple message.
After sweeping a Friday afternoon doubleheader against Brevard Community College, the Santa Fe Community College Saints did not receive a pat on the back and scurry off to begin their weekends.
As Santa Fe Community College (15-6) found out on Saturday, being at the top means taking your opponent's best shot every single game. St. Johns River Community College (15-8) gave them all they could handle in a 71-68 win that went down to the wire.
If most of the crowd at Friday afternoon's season opener had left the game early, Santa Fe Community College baseball coach Johnny Wiggs wouldn't have blamed them.
Santa Fe Community College (13-6) opened up its home conference schedule with a hard-fought 68-59 win on Saturday against Seminole Community College (12-7), continuing a nine-game win streak.
After suffering its worst loss in more than two years against Indian River just 10 short days ago, Santa Fe (3-2) came out with something to prove Saturday.
Santa Fe will try to avenge a 75-58 loss at the hands of Indian River Community College when the Saints take the floor Saturday.
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