Clearwater had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Lakewood Spartans with a sharp 13-3 win. For Clearwater, this counts as revenge for the 20-5 loss Lakewood walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February.
Ty Woodring made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Woodring has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Woodring was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Clearwater got a massive performance out of Shawn Blanton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Blanton is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Colin Kauble, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Lakewood's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Terrell, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Clearwater has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Lakewood, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Clearwater will be playing at home against Zephyrhills at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Lakewood, they will head out on the road to square off against Calvary Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calvary Christian will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Lakewood surely won't give up without a fight.
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