The Hernando Leopards will head out on the road to take on the Nature Coast Tech Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hernando: 2.4, Nature Coast Tech: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hernando is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Hudson onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hernando.
The result came thanks to Colten Cloud's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Hernando's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austin Knierim, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Braden Harmon, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Nature Coast Tech stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Weeki Wachee with a sharp 9-1 victory.
Hernando's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. As for Nature Coast Tech, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Hernando came up short against Nature Coast Tech in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-1. Can Hernando avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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