The Clearwater Tornadoes will head out to take on the Inspiration Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clearwater is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Clearwater is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Dunedin on Thursday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 3-2.
Clearwater saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madelyn Conner, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Inspiration Academy faced Montverde Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Lions fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 5-3. The Lions' loss signaled the end of their 14-game winning streak.
Elle Hildreth was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run.
In other batting news, Aubrey Osborne made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run.
The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 20-5. As for Clearwater, their record is now 11-8.
Both Clearwater and Inspiration Academy just can't seem to miss. The Tornadoes have been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Inspiration Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.5 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Clearwater skirted past Inspiration Academy 4-3 in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Tornadoes repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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