The Gibbs Gladiators are taking a road trip to challenge the Clearwater Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Gibbs is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Gibbs is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They lost 19-7 to Lakewood on Tuesday. While the Gladiators didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Spartans 6-1 in the first period.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Clearwater and Tarpon Springs meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Tornadoes blew past the Spongers 10-2. The Tornadoes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by seven runs or more this season.
Clearwater pushed their record up to 13-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Gibbs, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Gibbs suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Clearwater in their previous meeting back in March of 2016. Can the Gladiators avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
