The Seminole Warhawks will face off against the Gulf Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Seminole is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Bayshore a 20-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Warhawks have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
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The team relied heavily on Austin Turner, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Patrick Mazzei was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Seminole was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bayshore only posted a batting average of .000.
Gulf not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 7th. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Fivay. The Buccaneers haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
The win (which was Seminole's third in a row) raised their record to 18-6. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for Gulf, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Seminole has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Gulf struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Seminole took their victory against Gulf in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 20-0 score. Will the Warhawks repeat their success, or do the Buccaneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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