The Hardee Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Sebring Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hardee has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Sebring will come in with eight straight wins.
On Thursday, Hardee came up short against Lake Placid and fell 6-3.
Hardee saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryland Beumel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Mason Campbell also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Sebring sidestepped Clewiston for a 4-2 victory.
Dalton Todd spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
Sebring's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hardee, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Hardee couldn't quite get it done against Sebring when the teams last played back in February as they fell 4-1. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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