The Clewiston Tigers will be playing at home against the Immokalee Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clewiston is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home.
Clewiston is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Glades Central on Tuesday as Clewiston made off with a 22-2 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Jackson Mann was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Mann has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Mann was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
In other pitching news, Ruben Zamora looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, William Bussott was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Ethan Casas was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Immokalee fell victim to LaBelle and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Cowboys/Cowgirls. Immokalee has not had much luck with LaBelle recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Clewiston's victory bumped their record up to 5-13. As for Immokalee, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Clewiston has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Immokalee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Clewiston was able to grind out a solid win over Immokalee in their previous matchup last Tuesday, winning 4-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Immokalee's Jassik Trevino, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Clewiston still be able to contain Trevino? There's only one way to find out.
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