The Bartow Yellow Jackets will challenge the Manatee Hurricanes at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last four games Bartow has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Bartow fell victim to Sebring and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Blue Streaks by a score of 1-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their matchups with the Blue Streaks: they've now lost three in a row.
Bartow saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Jenkins, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Manatee had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They skirted past the Bulls 3-1. That's two games straight that the Hurricanes have won by exactly two runs.
Max Mullett was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Manatee's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Bartow, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Bartow couldn't quite finish off Manatee in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 and fell 3-1. Will Bartow have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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