Durant is a perfect 4-0 against Tampa Bay Tech since February of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Cougars will host the Titans at 7:00 p.m. Durant's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Tampa Bay Tech's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Durant is returning to their home field after beating Plant City on theirs, despite the fact Plant City has dominated at home this season. The Cougars walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Raiders on Tuesday. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Raiders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
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Owen Franklin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He is becoming a predictor of Durant's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 7-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Caleb Lambert was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI. Brady Kelley was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Tampa Bay Tech was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 6-3 to Hillsborough.
Durant pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Tampa Bay Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 2-17.
Everything went Durant's way against Tampa Bay Tech when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Durant made off with a 17-2 victory. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Titans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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