The Durant Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Riverview Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Durant is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Durant put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They beat Plant City by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Durant.
Chase Mobley made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Mobley was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Gehrig Graham tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson MccClellan, who went 2-for-2 with two doubles and two RBI. Nick April-Gath was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Riverview fell victim to Sickles and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. Their tough 7-0 defeat to the Gryphons might stick with them for a while. Riverview has struggled against Sickles recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Durant is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Riverview, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Everything went Durant's way against Riverview when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Durant made off with a 10-0 win. Does Durant have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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