The Davenport Broncos will head out on the road to face off against the Celebration Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Davenport will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Last Tuesday, Davenport came up short against South Lake and fell 12-8.
Shakoii Richards was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jomar Caceres, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Davenport was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Celebration fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Osceola on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Kowboys by a score of 4-3.
Santiago Gonzalez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Alejandro Hernandez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Davenport's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Celebration, they now have a losing record at 8-9-1.
Davenport skirted past Celebration 12-10 in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Will Davenport repeat their success, or does Celebration have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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