The Spoto Spartans will head out to face off against the Parrish Community Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spoto has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Spoto lost 12-1 to Sumner on Thursday. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Stingrays recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Spoto saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devin Dukes, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Parrish Community, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Riverview Sarasota 7-6 on Thursday.
Parrish Community let Tyler Brown and Jonathan Maassen run wild. Brown went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double, while Maassen went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that Maassen launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Peters, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Parrish Community hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive games.
Parrish Community pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Spoto, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
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