Baseball Preview: Clewiston Tigers vs. Sebring Blue Streaks
Clewiston is 1-6 against Sebring since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Clewiston Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Sebring Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. Sebring took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Clewiston, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Clewiston needed a bit of extra time to put away Immokalee. They had just enough and edged the Indians out 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Clewiston.
Jackson Mann made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Mann has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Mann was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on William Bussott, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sebring was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Leon by a score of 3-1.
Sebring saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dalton Todd, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Clewiston's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13. As for Sebring, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.
Clewiston suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Sebring in their previous meeting back in March. Can Clewiston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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