If Clearwater was feeling good fresh off their 23-1 takedown of Lakewood on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tornadoes fell 7-2 to the East Lake Eagles on Thursday. The Tornadoes haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Asa Merrills-Richardson made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one double. Yirvin Medina-Suarez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Clearwater now has a losing record of 2-3. As for East Lake, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Looking ahead, Clearwater will venture away from home to take on St. Petersburg at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for East Lake, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 6-4 victory against Palm Harbor University on the 20th.
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