After low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Plant City brought some dynamite into their most recent game. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Armwood Hawks a 10-0 shutout on Saturday. The victory continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won eight in a row.
Plant City got a great performance from Brenham Hay as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched.
Eli Thomas
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Eli Thomas, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Drew Cothren, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Plant City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Plant City now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Armwood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Plant City has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Bloomingdale on the 11th. As for Armwood, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-0 defeat against Plant on the 10th.
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