After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Seminole, Tarpon Springs was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the St. Petersburg Green Devils with a sharp 24-9 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Spongers considering their one-run performance the matchup before.

Paige Viegut
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Paige Viegut was a standout: she scored five runs while going 4-for-5. Those five runs gave her a new career-high. Brylee Housh was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her seven plate appearances.
Tarpon Springs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .565. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Tarpon Springs has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.5 runs over those games. St. Petersburg is on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Coming up, Tarpon Springs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Largo at 7:00 p.m. As for St. Petersburg, they will head out to square off against Boca Ciega at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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