The Lemon Bay Manta Rays will face off against the Riverview Sarasota Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lemon Bay has three straight victories, Riverview Sarasota has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lemon Bay's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Southeast as they made off with a 15-0 win. The Manta Rays might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by seven runs or more this season.
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Kylie Jones was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Goff, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Lemon Bay was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .611. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Riverview Sarasota and Venice, and Venice kept the tradition alive. The Rams lost 7-1 to the Indians on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Rams have suffered against the Indians since May 3, 2022.
Riverview Sarasota's loss dropped their record down to 16-4. As for Lemon Bay, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
Riverview Sarasota's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lemon Bay has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .438. It's a different story for Riverview Sarasota, though, as they've only averaged .356. Will they be able to contain Lemon Bay's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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