Baseball Preview: Tampa Bay Tech Titans vs. Riverview Sharks
Tampa Bay Tech is 0-3 against Riverview since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Tampa Bay Tech Titans will look to defend their home field against the Riverview Sharks at 10:00 a.m. Tampa Bay Tech will be strutting in after a win while Riverview will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Tampa Bay Tech earned a 7-4 victory over Brandon.
Cameron Davis looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Xavier Johnson and Mekhi Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Johnson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Jones, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Riverview was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Jefferson by a score of 8-7.
Driston Marino was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Ronald Blake was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-6 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. Ryan Butner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Tampa Bay Tech's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-15. As for Riverview, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Tampa Bay Tech might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from Riverview in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. Thankfully for Tampa Bay Tech, Benjamin Migliarese (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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