The Carrollwood Day Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carrollwood Day's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Bishop McLaughlin Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Carrollwood Day's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Walker hitters got past them. Carrollwood Day came up short against Walker on Friday, falling 13-3.
Carrollwood Day saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Riedel, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bishop McLaughlin Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Citrus 2-1. Bishop McLaughlin Catholic hasn't had any issues with Citrus recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Steele Thalleen tossed a big game, not allowing a single hit, allowed only an earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Citrus struck out nine times.
Carrollwood Day's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Bishop McLaughlin Catholic, their record is now 3-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carrollwood Day has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bishop McLaughlin Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Carrollwood Day might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Bishop McLaughlin Catholic in their previous meeting back in March of 2020. Can Carrollwood Day avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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