If Clearwater Central Catholic was feeling good off their 14-0 takedown of St. Petersburg Catholic last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders fell just short of the St. Petersburg Green Devils by a score of 3-1 on Monday. Clearwater Central Catholic was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as St. Petersburg apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Brady Josephs was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Clearwater Central Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Petersburg only tossed two.
On St. Petersburg's side, they got a great performance from Owen Landers as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Fisher Grizzard, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. David Di Angelo was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Clearwater Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for St. Petersburg, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-13.
Clearwater Central Catholic will head out on the road to face off against Keswick Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keswick Christian is coming into the game with four straight victories at home, so Clearwater Central Catholic will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. St. Petersburg will take on Tampa Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tampa Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so St. Petersburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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