The Plant City Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Lennard Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Plant City is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Plant City didn't have quite enough to beat East Bay and fell 4-2.
Matthew Werner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Colin Pellicer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Lennard earned a 6-1 win over Bishop McLaughlin Catholic on Monday. The victory was just what Lennard needed coming off of a 6-0 defeat in their prior match.
Zack Bird tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Matthew Counts, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rowland Ruiz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Plant City's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-11. As for Lennard, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season.
Plant City came out on top in a nail-biter against Lennard when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 4-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lennard's Talan Miranda, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Plant City still be able to contain Miranda? There's only one way to find out.
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