If Pinellas Park was riding high fresh off their 8-0 takedown of Keswick Christian last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pinellas Park Patriots fell just short of the Clearwater Tornadoes by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Patriots have suffered against the Tornadoes since April 4, 2016.
Pinellas Park got a good showing from Nathan Timpe, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Timpe has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Pinellas Park saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter DuBois, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. DuBois also hit a double, marking his first of the season.
Pinellas Park's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Clearwater, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
Coming up, Pinellas Park will square off against Anclote at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Clearwater, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will challenge Blake at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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