The Port Charlotte Pirates will be taking part in a tournament against the Manatee Hurricanes at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Port Charlotte has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Manatee will come in with four straight wins.
Port Charlotte saw some tournament action on Thursday. They fell just short of Avon Park by a score of 5-3. That's two games in a row now that the Pirates have lost by exactly two runs.
Port Charlotte saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gerardo Chow-Santana, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Manatee sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Davidson Academy on Thursday.
Manatee pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Port Charlotte, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Port Charlotte skirted past Manatee 3-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Does Port Charlotte have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manatee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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