The Palmetto Tigers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Sarasota Sailors at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Palmetto has not struggled against Parrish Community recently, they managed to flip the script on Wednesday. Palmetto came out on top against Parrish Community by a score of 8-3.
Makenna Lee made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Lee has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Lee was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Lee wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emily Borresen, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sarasota waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Bobcats 13-2. Considering Sarasota has won six games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Tyler Sciesinski looked comfortable as she tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Carley Ramsden was incredible, firing off three home runs and seven RBI while going 3-for-4. Abbey Johns was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Palmetto now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Sarasota, they pushed their record up to 7-6 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Palmetto came out on top in a nail-biter against Sarasota when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sarasota's Ashlan Guengerich, who tossed 7.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Palmetto still be able to contain Guengerich? There's only one way to find out.
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