DeSoto County is 1-9 against Lemon Bay since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The DeSoto County Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Lemon Bay Manta Rays at 7:00 p.m. DeSoto County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
On Monday, DeSoto County came up short against Avon Park and fell 9-4.
Carlisha Redden made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Daysha Izaquirre was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Lemon Bay unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 defeat 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.
DeSoto County's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Lemon Bay, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-8.
Lemon Bay's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: DeSoto County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .323. It's a different story for Lemon Bay, though, as they've only averaged .258. Will they be able to contain DeSoto County's hitters?
DeSoto County might still be hurting after the 10-4 loss they got from Lemon Bay when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can DeSoto County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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