The St. Petersburg Catholic Barons will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Shorecrest Prep Chargers, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. St. Petersburg Catholic will be strutting in after a win while Shorecrest Prep will be coming in after a loss.
St. Petersburg Catholic will head into Monday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-point they dealt Canterbury on Monday. St. Petersburg Catholic was the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Canterbury.
Troy Burke looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rocco Geritano, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Sam Newman was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Shorecrest Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell just short of Indian Rocks Christian by a score of 5-3. That's two games in a row now that Shorecrest Prep has lost by exactly two runs.
Eli Thomas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
St. Petersburg Catholic's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-10. As for Shorecrest Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
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