Pinellas Park waltzed into their match on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They beat the Shorecrest Prep Chargers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-6.
Pinellas Park got a great performance from Adam Wehse as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Dane Merryweather was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Colby Redding, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Shorecrest Prep's side, Eli Thomas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Granese, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Pinellas Park pushed their record up to 10-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs per game. As for Shorecrest Prep, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pinellas Park will challenge Lakewood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinellas Park is facing Lakewood at the right time seeing as Lakewood is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Shorecrest Prep, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Northeast at 7:30 p.m. Northeast's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Shorecrest Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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