East Lake waltzed into their game on Wednesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They never let the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Give East Lake's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Brady Wright spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Jayden Harriel was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Spicher, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Clearwater Central Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Lake only tossed five.
East Lake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-12.
East Lake will be playing at home against Northeast at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Lake will be looking to keep their 17-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they will square off against St. Petersburg Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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