Tarpon Springs typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Dunedin proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 victory over the Tarpon Springs Spongers. That's more bragging rights for Dunedin, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Dunedin got a great performance from Colton Beard as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Greyson McNeill was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Will Fallon was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
On Tarpon Springs' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Finch, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Dunedin is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Tarpon Springs, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dunedin will take on Mitchell at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Tarpon Springs, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Gulf at 7:00 p.m.
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