After flying high against Cypress Lake last Tuesday, Port Charlotte came back down to earth. The Port Charlotte Pirates fell 6-3 to the Lemon Bay Manta Rays on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Manta Rays this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 19-4 back in February.
Port Charlotte saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaylin Pinedo, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. Alyvia Schubiger also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Port Charlotte dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Lemon Bay, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-5.
Coming up, Port Charlotte will challenge Estero at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Estero is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season. Lemon Bay will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against DeSoto County at 7:00 p.m. on March 25th.
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