Baseball Preview: South Fork Bulldogs vs. Suncoast Chargers
The South Fork Bulldogs will square off against the Suncoast Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (South Fork: 4, Suncoast: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, South Fork didn't have quite enough to beat Forest Hill and fell 2-1. South Fork has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
South Fork got a good showing from Merrick Barquin, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Barquin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, South Fork saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Wiggins, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, Suncoast has not done well against Park Vista recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Suncoast sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Park Vista.
The team relied heavily on Lee Ellis, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Brady Benevides was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
South Fork now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Suncoast, their win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-6.
South Fork might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Suncoast when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Suncoast's Brady King, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that South Fork knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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