Carrollwood Day and Tampa Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Carrollwood Day had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 5-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Crusaders: they've now lost eight in a row.
Evan Mazur was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Julian Earle made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Caleb Nursey, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Carrollwood Day's loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Tampa Catholic, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-7.
As of now, neither Carrollwood Day nor the Crusaders have any future games scheduled.
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