Softball Preview: Lemon Bay Manta Rays vs. DeSoto County Bulldogs
Lemon Bay is 9-1 against DeSoto County since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lemon Bay Manta Rays will be staying on the road to face off against the DeSoto County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Lemon Bay will be strutting in after a win while DeSoto County will be coming in after a defeat.
Lemon Bay scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Southeast as Lemon Bay made off with a 21-2 victory. With that win, Lemon Bay brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Nyah Carson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk). Carson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Taylor Jones and Abby Matheny did most of the damage at the plate: Jones scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Matheny scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Jones is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Cassidy Silvia, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, DeSoto County fell victim to Hardee and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They suffered a tough 15-0 loss at the hands of the Wildcats. DeSoto County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
DeSoto County saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daysha Izaquirre, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Lemon Bay's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for DeSoto County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Everything went Lemon Bay's way against DeSoto County in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Lemon Bay made off with a 10-0 win. Will Lemon Bay repeat their success, or does DeSoto County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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