Clearwater Central Catholic had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Keswick Christian Crusaders 4-3. For Clearwater Central Catholic, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 defeat Keswick Christian walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Jacob Noyes looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Blake Guarnieri, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. Judson Vann was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
On Keswick Christian's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Deorsey, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Clearwater Central Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Keswick Christian, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clearwater Central Catholic will face off against Northeast at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Keswick Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge East Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (East Lake: 1.5, Keswick Christian: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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