Softball Recap: Plant City Raiders vs. Robinson Knights
Plant City waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Robinson Knights out 5-4. This was payback for Plant City, who suffered a 13-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Lindsey Randall, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sammi Raines, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.
On Robinson's side, Araya Stearns was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Rojas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Plant City's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-12. As for Robinson, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Plant City will take on Lake Gibson at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Lake Gibson will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Robinson, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Sumner at 7:00 p.m. The last three games Sumner has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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