The Clearwater Tornadoes will venture away from home to face off against the Middleton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Clearwater fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Palm Harbor University on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hurricanes by a score of 11-10. The Tornadoes haven't had much luck with the Hurricanes recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Clearwater saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Woodring, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Jackson King was another, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Clearwater kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Middleton came into Tuesday's matchup having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over Freedom on Tuesday.
Darrion Marchman was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Marco Pursley also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-9. As for Clearwater, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 7-4.
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