Baseball Preview: Northside Christian Mustangs vs. Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders
Northside Christian and Clearwater Central Catholic are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Northside Christian Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northside Christian is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Northside Christian can't be too worried about heading out to take on Clearwater Central Catholic: they just beat IMG Academy at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Northside Christian came out on top against IMG Academy by a score of 4-1 on Friday.
Andreas Alvarez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Northside Christian's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Danilo Soto, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Clearwater Central Catholic came up short against Keswick Christian on Tuesday and fell 8-3. Clearwater Central Catholic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northside Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Northside Christian skirted past Clearwater Central Catholic 7-6 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside Christian since the squad 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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