Berkeley Prep is 9-1 against Clearwater Central Catholic since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Berkeley Prep Buccaneers will look to defend their home field against the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders at 6:30 p.m. Berkeley Prep will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought game, but Berkeley Prep had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Avon Park.
Berkeley Prep got a good showing from Ben O'Brien, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. O'Brien has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, David Parker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Clearwater Central Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Northside Christian by a score of 2-1.
Clearwater Central Catholic also got a good showing from Emmett Meeks, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Clearwater Central Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Ciaravino, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Berkeley Prep's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-10. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 11-10.
Berkeley Prep came up short against Clearwater Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in March, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clearwater Central Catholic's Zach Roxby, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Berkeley Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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