The Carrollwood Day Patriots will challenge the Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Carrollwood Day 3.1, Bishop McLaughlin Catholic 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Carrollwood Day didn't have quite enough to beat Berkeley Prep and fell 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Buccaneers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Nick Riedel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Carrollwood Day saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashton Brown, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bishop McLaughlin Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 4-1 to Calvary Christian.
Steele Thalleen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Carrollwood Day, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carrollwood Day has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bishop McLaughlin Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Carrollwood Day skirted past Bishop McLaughlin Catholic 2-0 in their previous meeting back in February. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Hurricanes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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