The Plant City Raiders will square off against the Palm Harbor University Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Plant City's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Palm Harbor University's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Plant City easily dispatched Riverview on Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Raiders fell just short of Robinson by a score of 2-0 on Friday. The shutout was out of character for the Raiders seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Plant City got a good showing from Hunter Carbaugh, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Carbaugh has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Plant City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Rodriguez, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Palm Harbor University entered their tilt with Northeast on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Vikings. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Hurricanes have posted against the Vikings since May 2, 2019.
Kasey Mink made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Smith Wortham, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Cannon McGuire was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Plant City moved to 14-11 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Palm Harbor University, their record is now 14-9.
