Baseball Preview: Tampa Bay Tech Titans vs. Leto Falcons
Tampa Bay Tech is 0-10 against Leto since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Tampa Bay Tech Titans will head out on the road to take on the Leto Falcons at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Tampa Bay Tech came up short against Blake and fell 12-9. Tampa Bay Tech has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Javion McKay and Mathew Rojas stepped up to the plate in a big way. McKay scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Rojas went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a run. Another player making a difference was Luke Jones, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Leto got themselves on the board against King on Friday, but King never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with an 8-0 victory.
Demetrios Passalaris looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Arley Duran, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Fabian Torres was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Tampa Bay Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Leto, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season.
Tampa Bay Tech might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Leto in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Passalaris, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that Tampa Bay Tech 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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