Baseball Preview: North Port Bobcats vs. Sports Leadership & Management Spartans
North Port has been on the road for five straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Sports Leadership & Management Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games North Port has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
After a 16-6 finish the last time they played, North Port and Fort Myers decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. North Port skirted past Fort Myers 3-1.
The team relied heavily on Zach Mitchell, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Joshua Doerrfeld was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Clearwater on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tornadoes by a score of 9-8.
Alex Duncan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Bunner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
North Port's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-7. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.67 runs across that stretch. As for Sports Leadership & Management, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
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