Baseball Preview: Cocoa Tigers vs. Atlantic Sharks
The Cocoa Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Atlantic Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cocoa has now lost 11 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 5.
Last Friday, Cocoa came up short against Calvary Chapel Academy and fell 13-10. Even if Cocoa couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Brayden Declue put in work no matter where he played. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Declue was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Liam Raney was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Ant Palmatter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Atlantic scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 20-5 margin over Lake Mary Prep. The result was nothing new for Atlantic, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Preston Leech, who went 4-for-4 with six RBI, two triples, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Dom Bloyen, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Cocoa's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Atlantic, they pushed their record up to 11-10 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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