The Tampa Catholic Crusaders will take on the Badin Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tampa Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Badin will be up against a hot Tampa Catholic squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Crusaders walked away with a 6-1 victory over Jesuit on Friday.
Tampa Catholic got a great performance from Talan Miranda as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Miranda a new career-high.
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Bitman, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Jose Carrero was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Badin didn't have quite enough to beat Jesuit on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Caleb Driessen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
Tampa Catholic's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Badin, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
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