St. Petersburg Catholic scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They never let the Lakeside Christian Lions onto the board and left with an 18-0 win. Winning may never get old, but St. Petersburg Catholic sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Troy Burke looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Aidan Heelan and Carlos Marroquin did most of the damage at the plate: Heelan scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Marroquin scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Max Newman, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Lakeside Christian's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cal Richey, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
St. Petersburg Catholic pushed their record up to 5-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for Lakeside Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
St. Petersburg Catholic has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Indian Rocks Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakeside Christian will take on Cambridge Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cambridge Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something Lakeside Christian will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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