The Crescent City Raiders will challenge the Lake Weir Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crescent City will be strutting in after a win while Lake Weir will be coming in after a loss.
Crescent City is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Halifax Academy get on the board and left with a 21-0 victory on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Raiders with their most commanding win of the season.
Troy Earney made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). He is becoming a predictor of Crescent City's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 2-1 (and 3-13 when he doesn't). Earney was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.
Andrew Roosa
| 04/07/25 vs Halifax Academy | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Peniel Baptist Academy | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Interlachen | 1 |
| 03/14/25 @ Lake Weir | 1 |
| 04/05/24 vs Peniel Baptist Academy | 1 |
In other batting news, Andrew Roosa was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Damian Fitzgerald was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one double.
Crescent City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .639. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Lake Weir's offense. They came up short against Umatilla on Monday, falling 7-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Hurricanes in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
The win made it two in a row for Crescent City and bumps their season record up to 5-14. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Lake Weir, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.
Crescent City might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Lake Weir in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Raiders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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