The Shorecrest Prep Chargers will be playing at home against the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Shorecrest Prep will be strutting in after a victory while St. Petersburg Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Shorecrest Prep ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Carrollwood Day 3-2.
Eli Thomas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Thomas was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Thomas wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Wes Ryan, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. Their tough 12-2 loss to Indian Rocks Christian might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, St. Petersburg Catholic couldn't push the score so high this time.
Rocco Geritano was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Shorecrest Prep's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-7.
Shorecrest Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Petersburg Catholic in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Petersburg Catholic's Charles Duffy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Shorecrest Prep to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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