After flying high against Cypress Lake last Wednesday, Lemon Bay came back down to earth. The Lemon Bay Manta Rays' tough 8-1 defeat to the Port Charlotte Pirates on Friday might stick with them for a while. Lemon Bay has struggled against Port Charlotte recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Lemon Bay saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joel Vazquez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Vazquez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Port Charlotte's side, Jasper Davis was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Nina, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Lemon Bay's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Port Charlotte, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Lemon Bay will take on Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lemon Bay is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Port Charlotte, they will be playing in front of their home fans against IMG Academy Royal at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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