Largo is 0-9 against Countryside since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Largo Packers will head out on the road to challenge the Countryside Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Largo has not struggled against Pinellas Park recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Largo won by a run and slipped past Pinellas Park 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Largo.
Paige Sofge spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits.
At the plate, Mia Kabakov was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lacy Smithson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Countryside has not done well against Seminole recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Countryside sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Seminole.
Countryside saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kimberly Crouch, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Ali Strickland was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Largo's record now sits at 6-7. As for Countryside, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season.
Largo might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Countryside in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Largo, Alexis Daphney (who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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