Baseball Preview: Countryside Cougars vs. Calvary Christian Warriors
Countryside is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Calvary Christian is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Countryside Cougars will take on the Calvary Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Countryside: 3.1, Calvary Christian: 0.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Countryside won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-2 walloping at the hands of Largo.
Countryside saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Nevins, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Calvary Christian stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Clearwater Central Catholic a 9-0 shutout.
Cameron Uzzillia made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Uzzillia has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Uzzillia was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI.
In other pitching news, Grayson Gibson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Countryside's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Calvary Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
Countryside might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Calvary Christian in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will Countryside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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