Carrollwood Day is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Palm Harbor University is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Carrollwood Day Patriots will take on the Palm Harbor University Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Carrollwood Day: 2.2, Palm Harbor University: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Carrollwood Day had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Tampa Catholic. The loss put an end to Carrollwood Day's undefeated start to the season.
Carrollwood Day got a good showing from Matthew Porta, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Carrollwood Day saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Bonollo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Steven Vargo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Palm Harbor University brought some dynamite into their most recent match. Everything went their way against Boca Ciega on Wednesday as Palm Harbor University made off with a 13-5 victory. Palm Harbor University's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Carrollwood Day fell to 11-1. As for Palm Harbor University, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Carrollwood Day came up short against Palm Harbor University in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 10-7. Thankfully for Carrollwood Day, Grayson Black (who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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