The Plant City Raiders will square off against the Lennard Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Lennard will be up against a hot Plant City squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Plant City's pitcher stepped up to hand Spoto an 18-0 shutout on Tuesday. Fans of the Raiders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Kayleigh Gibbs was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Gibbs was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Summer Castro
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In other batting news, Samantha Raines and Summer Castro did most of the damage at the plate: Raines scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Castro went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. The dominant performance gave Castro a new career-high in RBI. Taylor Sher was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Plant City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lennard made easy work of Brandon on Tuesday and carried off a 15-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Longhorns in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won seven in a row.
Kennedy McClain was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Hannah Rooks, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Lennard now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Plant City, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Plant City has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 13.3 hits per game. However, it's not like Lennard struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.7 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Plant City's way against Lennard in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Plant City made off with an 8-2 victory. Does Plant City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lennard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
