Softball Preview: Riverview Sarasota Rams vs. Sarasota Sailors
The Riverview Sarasota Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Sarasota Sailors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverview Sarasota will be strutting in after a victory while Sarasota will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Riverview Sarasota beat Lemon Bay 6-1. Six seems to be a good number for Riverview Sarasota as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sierra Lipton and Isabelle Bain did most of the damage at the plate: Lipton scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Bain scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Emma Baltzersen was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Sarasota was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Calvary Christian.
Sarasota saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mady Pint, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Sarasota hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Riverview Sarasota's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those good results, didn't necessarily come from the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 3.6 runs per game. As for Sarasota, they have fallen quite a ways from their 21-5 record last season and are now at 2-5.
Sarasota's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Riverview Sarasota has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Sarasota, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4. Will Riverview Sarasota keep running through batters, or will Sarasota buck the trend?
Riverview Sarasota suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Sarasota when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Riverview Sarasota avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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