Carrollwood Day is 0-4 against Tampa Catholic since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Carrollwood Day Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Tampa Catholic Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. Carrollwood Day is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
Last Wednesday, Carrollwood Day was able to grind out a solid victory over East Bay, taking the game 5-1.
Evan Mazur looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Carrollwood Day saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Steven Vargo, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Jd Howard was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Tampa Catholic ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Steinbrenner out 5-4. The win was just what Tampa Catholic needed coming off of a 7-1 defeat in their prior game.
Jake Owen looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Lucas Cinnante relieved him and did a solid job, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit.
At the plate, Cal Johnson and Carson Arnold did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Arnold scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Daniel Smythe, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Carrollwood Day's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. As for Tampa Catholic, their record now sits at 7-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carrollwood Day has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tampa Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Carrollwood Day might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Tampa Catholic in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Carrollwood Day, Bransen Angel (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six 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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