The Tampa Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the Lakeland Christian Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tampa Catholic will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Tampa Catholic gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand St. Petersburg a 9-0 shutout.
Lucas Cinnante looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jose Carrero, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Carson Arnold, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lakeland Christian came tearing into Monday's game with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 10-6 win over the Chargers. Ten seems to be a good number for Lakeland Christian as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Carson Martin looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Lakeland Christian let Peyton Brenneman and Gavin Byrd loose on the outfield. Brenneman scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Byrd scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Bentley, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Tampa Catholic's record now sits at 13-7. As for Lakeland Christian, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Tampa Catholic suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Lakeland Christian when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Can Tampa Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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