Softball Preview: St. Petersburg Green Devils vs. Clearwater Tornadoes
The St. Petersburg Green Devils will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Clearwater Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. St. Petersburg will be strutting in after a victory while Clearwater will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Petersburg can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Dunedin a 10-0 shutout.
Daniela Leombruno was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Nova Rollins, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Clearwater's offense. They suffered a tough 7-0 loss at the hands of Palm Harbor University on Tuesday. Clearwater has struggled against Palm Harbor University recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Clearwater saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camryn Busch, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
St. Petersburg has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Clearwater, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-3.
St. Petersburg's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's game. St. Petersburg has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Clearwater, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will St. Petersburg continue to outrun the ball?
St. Petersburg suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Clearwater when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Thankfully for St. Petersburg, Kayley Williams (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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