Baseball Preview: Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons vs. Lemon Bay Manta Rays
The Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Lemon Bay Manta Rays at 7:00 p.m. Lemon Bay took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Charlotte, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Charlotte had just enough and edged IMG Academy Royal out 5-4. That's two games straight that Charlotte has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Braddock Marshall, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
Meanwhile, Lemon Bay suffered a rough 8-1 loss at the hands of Port Charlotte on Friday. Lemon Bay has not had much luck with Port Charlotte recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Lemon Bay saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joel Vazquez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Vazquez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Charlotte now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Lemon Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Charlotte has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lemon Bay struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Charlotte might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Lemon Bay in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lemon Bay's Wilson Shaw, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that Charlotte knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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