The Tarpon Springs Spongers will be playing at home against the Canterbury Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Tarpon Springs' favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Canterbury has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Tarpon Springs ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Seminole.
Kole Hopkins was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Hopkins has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Hopkins was also solid in the batter's box, getting no hits from his three at bats.
Hopkins wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Drew Dalena, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Dalena has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Canterbury fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Lakeside Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 4-3.
Tarpon Springs is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Canterbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went Tarpon Springs' way against Canterbury in their previous meeting back in March as Tarpon Springs made off with a 10-1 victory. Does Tarpon Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Canterbury turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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