The East Lake Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Lake has eight straight wins, Clearwater Central Catholic has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
East Lake can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They beat Pinellas Park by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-0.
Jayden Harriel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Harriel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Harriel was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Ben Padinske looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, East Lake let Andrew Sheffield and Daniel Spicher loose on the outfield. Sheffield scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Spicher scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Sheffield has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Drew Gerber was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Clearwater Central Catholic fell victim to a tough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Berkeley Prep on Tuesday.
East Lake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
East Lake skirted past Clearwater Central Catholic 5-4 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Lake since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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