Baseball Recap: Mulberry Panthers vs. Jefferson Dragons
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mulberry had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Jefferson Dragons as they made off with a 9-3 victory. The result was nothing new for Mulberry, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Jaden Sweeney was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Nic Partridge was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Jefferson's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Mallo, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alliuq Troupe, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Mulberry has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Jefferson, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-9.
Mulberry will take on Tarpon Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mulberry is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. Jefferson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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