The Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Keswick Christian Crusaders at 4:30 p.m.
After soaring to a 14-point victory in their last game, Clearwater Central Catholic came back down to earth on Monday. They fell just short of St. Petersburg by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Clearwater Central Catholic couldn't push the score so high this time.
Brady Josephs was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Clearwater Central Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Petersburg only tossed two.
Meanwhile, Keswick Christian put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Lakeside Christian 13-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Keswick Christian considering their two-run performance the game before.
Ephram Lockwood looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Conner Russell was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jacob Levesque was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Clearwater Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Keswick Christian, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11.
Clearwater Central Catholic skirted past Keswick Christian 4-3 in their previous matchup last Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clearwater Central Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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