Baseball Recap: Indian Rocks Christian Gets the Win

Indian Rocks Christian won against Canterbury last Monday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Eagles won by a run and slipped past the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders 3-2. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.

Hunter Maddox made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. He has become a key player for Indian Rocks Christian: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one hit, but 8-9 otherwise. Maddox was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. What's more, he posted two doubles, the most he's had since back in February.

Noah Mortellite

Hits (Career)

04/03/25 @ Clearwater Central Catholic	3
03/04/25 vs Anclote	2
02/25/25 @ Southeast	2
02/18/25 @ Countryside	2
02/11/25 @ Gulf	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Mortellite, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

The victory made it two in a row for Indian Rocks Christian and bumps their season record up to 12-9. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-15.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Indian Rocks Christian will face off against Wharton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wildcats have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they will square off against St. Petersburg Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.