Baseball Preview: Dunedin Falcons vs. Tarpon Springs Spongers
Dunedin is 9-1 against Tarpon Springs since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Dunedin Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Tarpon Springs Spongers at 7:00 p.m. Dunedin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Tarpon Springs' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Dunedin is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Northeast just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 4-2.
Dunedin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madden James, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tarpon Springs had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Ascenders by a score of 5-2.
Alex Finch looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Andre Rodriguez and Carson Tibbits did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a double, while Tibbits scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Davis Weppler was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases.
Dunedin's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Tarpon Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Dunedin took their victory against Tarpon Springs in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 14-0. Does Dunedin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tarpon Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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