Countryside put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They never let the Clearwater Tornadoes onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Countryside.
Not much got past Ian Strickland, who gave up just three hits to keep Clearwater off the board. Strickland has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Countryside let Trent King and Jake Nevins loose on the outfield. King scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Nevins scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Robert Fredericks was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Clearwater didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Countryside only tossed four.
Countryside is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Clearwater, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-10.
Countryside will stay at home for another game and welcome Palm Harbor University at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Palm Harbor University: 1.7, Countryside: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Clearwater, they will head out on the road to take on East Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games East Lake has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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