Countryside suffered their closest loss since February 19th on Thursday. They fell just short of the Clearwater Tornadoes by a score of 4-2. The Cougars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tornadoes earlier this season, when they won 7-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Countryside and nudges their season record down to 8-8. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Clearwater, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-11.
Looking ahead, Countryside is taking a road trip to square off against East Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 4, the Eagles 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Clearwater, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Tarpon Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tornadoes' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Spongers have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.
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