The Mulberry Panthers will take on the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mulberry comes in on three and Cardinal Gibbons on 12.
Mulberry is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over McKeel Academy.
Mulberry got a great performance from Alex Fisher as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 6.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Nic Partridge was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons won against Key West on Saturday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Cardinal Gibbons blew past Mater Lakes Academy 8-0.
Michael Kass looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cardinal Gibbons' win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brenden Trujillo, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Mulberry pushed their record up to 19-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4-2 record this season.
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