The Canterbury Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Clearwater Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Canterbury has given up an average of 9.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Canterbury lost 17-3 to Mount Dora Christian Academy on Saturday. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
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Cali Baust was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Baust is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Clearwater got the win against Sickles on Monday by a conclusive 10-4. Considering the Tornadoes have won three games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Kabella Corning was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Corning was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 5-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Juleah Patterson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Grace Rymsza also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Clearwater was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .457. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sickles only posted a batting average of .167.
The victory made it two in a row for Clearwater and bumps their season record up to 3-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 7 runs. As for Canterbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Canterbury suffered a grim 14-6 defeat to Clearwater in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Canterbury avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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