It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clearwater Central Catholic can now relate to. They fell 4-1 to the Tampa Prep Terrapins on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Marauders couldn't push the score so high this time.
Cooper Riley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single hit and allowed only two earned runs while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single hit, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
At the plate, Clearwater Central Catholic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Snyder, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Clearwater Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 9-17. As for Tampa Prep, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 15-10.
As of now, neither Clearwater Central Catholic nor the Terrapins have any future games scheduled.
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