Indian Rocks Christian can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons as the Indian Rocks Christian Eagles made off with a 12-2 win. With that victory, Indian Rocks Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Indian Rocks Christian got a great performance from Noah Ritchie as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Ritchie has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lane Beale was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hunter Maddox, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On St. Petersburg Catholic's side, Rocco Geritano was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
The win (which was Indian Rocks Christian's third in a row) raised their record to 6-7. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Indian Rocks Christian is on the road again on Thursday to play Clearwater Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they will challenge Shorecrest Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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