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| 03/21/25 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 04/20/23 - Home | 3-4 L |
| 03/01/23 - Away | 1-4 L |
| 04/28/22 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 03/11/22 - Home | 5-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
It was a proper cat-fight when Hardee challenged North Port on Friday. Hardee came out on top in a nail-biter against North Port, sneaking past 2-1. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 win the Bobcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Hardee got a great performance from Wyatt Beattie as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Beattie has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryland Beumel, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Rieder, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
The victory made it two in a row for Hardee and bumps their season record up to 7-8. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for North Port, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-9.
Coming up, Hardee will take on Riverview Sarasota at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for North Port, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, an 11-3 defeat against Barron Collier on the 24th.
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