Softball Preview: Lemon Bay Manta Rays vs. Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons
Lemon Bay is 0-10 against Charlotte since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lemon Bay Manta Rays are on the road again to play the Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons at 7:00 p.m. Lemon Bay is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, Lemon Bay had just enough and edged Bradenton Christian out 7-6.
Taylor Jones was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Matheny, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Charlotte owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They came out on top against Venice by a score of 5-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Charlotte.
Dava Hoffer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Hoffer was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
In other batting news, Mia Flores and Marissa Muzio did most of the damage at the plate: Flores scored a run while going 4-for-4, while Muzio went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and a double.
Lemon Bay pushed their record up to 6-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs per game. As for Charlotte, their record is now 8-6.
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