The St. Petersburg Catholic Barons will face off against the East Lake Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
St. Petersburg Catholic fell victim to Clearwater Central Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Marauders by a score of 2-0. The Barons haven't had much luck with the Marauders recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
St. Petersburg Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Newman, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, East Lake waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Warriors.
Camden Boehm was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Millian, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
East Lake pushed their record up to 15-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
St. Petersburg Catholic couldn't quite get it done against East Lake in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Can the Barons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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