Softball Preview: Manatee Hurricanes vs. St. Petersburg Green Devils
Manatee is 7-0 against St. Petersburg since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Manatee Hurricanes will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 7:00 p.m. St. Petersburg took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Manatee, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Manatee was able to grind out a solid win over North Port, taking the game 7-3. The victory was just what Manatee needed coming off of a 10-0 loss in their prior contest.
The team relied heavily on Baelee Garland, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Josie Alderson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, St. Petersburg was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of Clearwater by a score of 3-1.
St. Petersburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryann Vigue, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, St. Petersburg didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clearwater only tossed five.
Manatee is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for St. Petersburg, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4.
Manatee took their win against St. Petersburg when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 14-3. Will Manatee repeat their success, or does St. Petersburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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