After six games on the road, Mainland is heading back home. They will take on the Crescent City Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Crescent City took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mainland, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Mainland earned an 11-8 win over Orlando Christian Prep.
The team relied heavily on Ryan Allen, who scored four runs and stole eight bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydon Murphy, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Crescent City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 12-5 loss at the hands of Taylor.
Crescent City saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Roosa, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Mainland's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Crescent City, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mainland has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Crescent City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Mainland's way against Crescent City in their previous meeting back in March as Mainland made off with an 11-1 win. Does Mainland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Crescent City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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