It was a good run, but Carrollwood Day unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Tampa Catholic Crusaders by a score of 6-4. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Carrollwood Day in their matchups with Tampa Catholic: they've now lost five in a row.
Carrollwood Day got a good showing from Matthew Porta, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Carrollwood Day saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Bonollo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Steven Vargo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Tampa Catholic's side, Alex Sotiropoulos was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Sotiropoulos was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Cal Johnson was excellent, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Carson Arnold was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Carrollwood Day's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-1. As for Tampa Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
Carrollwood Day will be playing in front of their home fans against Palm Harbor University at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carrollwood Day will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Tampa Catholic, they will head out on the road to square off against Cardinal Mooney at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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