The Sebring Blue Streaks will challenge the Hardee Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sebring's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Lake Placid 10-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Streaks.
Blayne Humphrey
| 02/18/25 vs Lake Placid | 3 |
| 02/20/24 vs IMG Academy Royal | 2 |
| 04/25/24 @ Winter Haven | 1 |
| 04/09/24 @ IMG Academy Gray | 1 |
| 03/21/24 @ DeSoto County | 1 |
Blayne Humphrey was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Holman, who went a perfect2-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Sebring always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Placid only posted an OBP of .176.
Meanwhile, Hardee beat Frostproof 4-0 on Monday. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
The result came thanks to Ryan Rivas's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Hardee's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Braden Tyson, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Tyson's hit this season.
Hardee now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Sebring, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sebring has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hardee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sebring couldn't quite finish off Hardee in their previous matchup last Tuesday and fell 4-2. Can Sebring avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
