The South Fork Bulldogs will face off against the American Heritage Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games South Fork has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
South Fork is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Suncoast onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Jason Dennis's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Conner Wiggins, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Meanwhile, American Heritage had just enough and edged Okeechobee out 4-2 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for American Heritage.
Talan Holiday tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
At the plate, American Heritage's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Christopher Levy, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Ortiz, who scored two runs and stole a base.
The victory got South Fork back to even at 13-13. As for American Heritage, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
South Fork was able to grind out a solid win over American Heritage in their previous matchup back in February, winning 8-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was American Heritage's Mark Aleman, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will South Fork still be able to contain Aleman? There's only one way to find out.
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