The Tarpon Springs Spongers are on the road again on Thursday to play the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 4:00 p.m. St. Petersburg took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Tarpon Springs, who comes in off a win.
Tarpon Springs can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They beat Anclote by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 19-0.
Alexis McLaughlin was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). McLaughlin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paige Viegut, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Lily Gehring was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
St. Petersburg lost a close one when they played on Monday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-5 walloping at the hands of Northeast. St. Petersburg's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
St. Petersburg saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniela Leombruno, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Tarpon Springs' record is now 6-9. As for St. Petersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Tarpon Springs has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like St. Petersburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Tarpon Springs came up short against St. Petersburg in their previous meeting back in March, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Petersburg's Sarah Blackett, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Now that Tarpon Springs knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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