The Anclote Sharks will venture away from home to face off against the Tarpon Springs Spongers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Friday just wasn't the day for Anclote's offense. They fell 4-0 to Clearwater on Friday. The Sharks haven't had much luck with the Tornadoes recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Tarpon Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 10-2 to Hollins. That's two games in a row now that the Spongers have lost by exactly eight runs.
Tarpon Springs got a good showing from Gabe Medel-Ho, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Tarpon Springs saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dereck Tyler, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Tarpon Springs' loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Anclote, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.
Anclote suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Tarpon Springs in their previous matchup back in February. Can the Sharks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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