The Carrollwood Day Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lakewood Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Carrollwood Day's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Lakewood has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Carrollwood Day fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Shorecrest Prep on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 3-2.
Carrollwood Day got a good showing from Matthew Porta, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Christian Clarke and Jd Howard stepped up to the plate in a big way. Clarke scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Howard scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Earle, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lakewood's offense. Their tough 10-0 loss to Osceola on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. The contest marked that first time this season in which Lakewood was not able to get on the board.
Lakewood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Jacomino, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Carrollwood Day's defeat dropped their record down to 12-2. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
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