While Clearwater Central Catholic didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against the Countryside Cougars by a score of 8-4 on Thursday. This was a revenge game for the Marauders: when they faced off against the Cougars back in February, they had to take a 1-0 defeat.
Cooper Riley
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Cooper Riley and Dylan Monile did most of the damage at the plate: Riley went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run, while Monile went 1-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Riley a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Beau LeCain, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Clearwater Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Countryside, their record is now 6-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clearwater Central Catholic will welcome IMG Academy Gold at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Marauders 2.8, the Ascenders 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Countryside, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Tarpon Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Spongers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.23 runs per game on average), something the Cougars will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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