Baseball Preview: Davenport Broncos vs. Discovery Spartans
After three games on the road, Davenport is heading back home. They will take on the Discovery Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Davenport scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Liberty 18-8.
Shakoii Richards made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Richards was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring five runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Yonathan Sanchez, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Jacob Bishop was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-6.
Meanwhile, Discovery entered their tilt with Wekiva with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over the Mustangs on Friday.
Like Davenport, Discovery also got a great game from a two-way player: Anderson Jorge. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Jorge was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hunter Benjamin, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
Davenport is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Discovery, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-6.
Davenport came up short against Discovery when the teams last played back in March of 2022, falling 8-5. Can Davenport avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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