The Hardee Wildcats will take on the Island Coast Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hardee 4, Island Coast 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hardee is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They fell 6-3 to Parrish Community.
Hardee saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Tyson, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, everything went Island Coast's way against Cypress Lake on Friday as Island Coast made off with a 9-3 win. Considering the Gators have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Island Coast also got a great performance from Ryan Mueller as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Mueller has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Isaac Lopez was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Four bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gustavo Payano, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for Island Coast and bumps their season record up to 12-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Hardee, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
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