The Sports Leadership & Management Spartans are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Clearwater Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. Sports Leadership & Management is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Sports Leadership & Management sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate.
Sports Leadership & Management got a great performance from Chris Lugo as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. J J Shipherd came in to relieve Lugo and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his 1.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Alex Duncan was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Clearwater were a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They suffered a tough 10-1 defeat at the hands of Wesley Chapel. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Clearwater in their matchups with Wesley Chapel: they've now lost three in a row.
Clearwater saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Wood, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Sports Leadership & Management has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Clearwater, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Clearwater's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Sports Leadership & Management hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .317. It's a different story for Clearwater, though, as they've only averaged .193. Will they be able to contain Sports Leadership & Management's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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