Baseball Recap: Riverview Sarasota Comes Up Short

After flying high against Mariner last Tuesday, Riverview Sarasota came back down to earth. The Rams fell just short of the Parrish Community Bulls by a score of 7-6 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulls this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-4 back in March.

Riverview Sarasota saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alastair Simonson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Caiden Cabral was another, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Riverview Sarasota has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season. As for Parrish Community, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, Riverview Sarasota will square off against Venice at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Indians will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something the Rams surely won't give up without a fight. As for Parrish Community, they will face off against Spoto at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Spartans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.86 runs per game on average), something the Bulls will no doubt try to take advantage of.