Hardee has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lemon Bay Manta Rays at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hardee is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Hardee sidestepped Mulberry for a 6-5 victory.
Hardee got a big performance out of Yareli Duarte, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Mikayla Silva was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Lemon Bay unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-1 walloping at the hands of Charlotte.
Lemon Bay saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mackenzie Vaughan, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Hardee's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs per game. As for Lemon Bay, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-8.
Hardee's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's game. Hardee has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Lemon Bay, though, as they've been averaging only 1. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Hardee continue to outrun the ball?
Everything went Hardee's way against Lemon Bay when the teams last played back in March as Hardee made off with a 14-4 victory. Does Hardee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lemon Bay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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