Preview: Manatee Hurricanes vs. South Fort Myers Wolfpack
The Manatee Hurricanes will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the South Fort Myers Wolfpack, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Manatee is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Manatee stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Clinton 11-2.
Cooper Richardson tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Manatee got a massive performance out of Diego Garcia-Gill, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Fisher Breslin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Fort Myers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of IMG Academy Royal.
Manatee pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for South Fort Myers, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Manatee was able to grind out a solid victory over South Fort Myers in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 9-4. Does Manatee have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Fort Myers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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