The Clearwater Tornadoes will take on the Blake Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Clearwater is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Clearwater is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 24-2 margin over Gibbs on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tornadoes.
Keenan Jack
| 04/09/25 vs Gibbs | 4 |
| 04/04/25 @ Anclote | 1 |
| 03/07/25 @ Lakewood | 1 |
| 02/26/25 vs Pinellas Park | 1 |
| 02/29/24 vs Dunedin | 1 |
Keenan Jack made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Jack was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Landon Kauble and George Tzorbatzoglou did most of the damage at the plate: Kauble scored two runs, while Tzorbatzoglou scored two runs while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave Kauble a new career-high in RBI (two).
Clearwater always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .763. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Blake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They lost 13-2 to Armwood.
Brett Valerio made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Zechariah Ayers, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Clearwater's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Blake, their loss dropped their record down to 3-21.
Blake's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Clearwater has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .431. It's a different story for Blake, though, as they've only averaged .317. Will they be able to contain Clearwater's hitters?
Clearwater took their win against Blake when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 14-4 score. Do the Tornadoes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yellow Jackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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