Indian Rocks Christian won against Canterbury last Monday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Eagles won by a run and slipped past the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders 3-2. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Hunter Maddox made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. He has become a key player for Indian Rocks Christian: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one hit, but 8-9 otherwise. Maddox was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. What's more, he posted two doubles, the most he's had since back in February.
Noah Mortellite
| 04/03/25 @ Clearwater Central Catholic | 3 |
| 03/04/25 vs Anclote | 2 |
| 02/25/25 @ Southeast | 2 |
| 02/18/25 @ Countryside | 2 |
| 02/11/25 @ Gulf | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Mortellite, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
The victory made it two in a row for Indian Rocks Christian and bumps their season record up to 12-9. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-15.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Indian Rocks Christian will face off against Wharton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wildcats have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they will square off against St. Petersburg Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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