Baseball Preview: Wiregrass Ranch Bulls vs. Sunlake Seahawks
The Wiregrass Ranch Bulls will head out on the road to take on the Sunlake Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Wiregrass Ranch's offense. They fell victim to a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of Jesuit on Thursday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Wiregrass Ranch has not been shut out since back in February.
Wiregrass Ranch saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Barclay, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Sunlake also failed to score in their most recent game. They suffered a rough 6-0 defeat at the hands of Pasco on Thursday. Sunlake has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sunlake also got a good showing from Matthew Davignon, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Davignon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season.
Wiregrass Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Sunlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Wiregrass Ranch has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sunlake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Wiregrass Ranch came out on top in a nail-biter against Sunlake in their previous matchup on Tuesday, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sunlake's Nick Schwartz, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wiregrass Ranch still be able to contain Schwartz? There's only one way to find out.
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