The Palm Harbor University Hurricanes are taking a road trip to challenge the Hollins Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palm Harbor University will aim to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Palm Harbor University is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Boca Ciega 13-3 on Thursday. The Hurricanes not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since February 14th.
Meanwhile, Hollins didn't have quite enough to beat St. Petersburg on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
Riley McDonald was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Hollins is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-5 otherwise. McDonald was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged two or more in each of the last three games he's played.
McDonald wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Teagan Davies, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Hollins' loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Palm Harbor University, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Palm Harbor University suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Hollins when the teams last played back in February. Can Palm Harbor University avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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