Baseball Preview: Riverview Sarasota Rams vs. South Fort Myers Wolfpack
The Riverview Sarasota Rams will head out on the road to take on the South Fort Myers Wolfpack at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverview Sarasota is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Monday, Riverview Sarasota came up short against Lakewood Ranch and fell 5-1.
Riverview Sarasota got a good showing from Mason Peluso, who struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Peluso has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Riverview Sarasota saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robin Vergara, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, South Fort Myers entered their tilt with Riverdale with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Raiders onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Tuesday.
Dioneiqui Hernandez and Juan Angeles made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Hernandez pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Angeles didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. At the plate, Hernandez scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Angeles went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Anthony Cruz was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Riverview Sarasota's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for South Fort Myers, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season.
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