The Clearwater Tornadoes will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Sports Leadership & Management Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Clearwater will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
After soaring to 15 runs the game before, Clearwater were a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They suffered a rough 10-1 loss at the hands of Wesley Chapel. Clearwater has not had much luck with Wesley Chapel recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Clearwater saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Wood, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management had just enough and edged Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate out 5-3 on Saturday.
Sports Leadership & Management also got a great performance from Chris Lugo as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. J J Shipherd came in to relieve Lugo and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his 1.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alex Duncan, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Clearwater's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Sports Leadership & Management, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Clearwater has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sports Leadership & Management struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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