Braden River and Manatee are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Braden River Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Manatee Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Braden River and three for Manatee.
Things were looking good for Braden River after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of North Port by a score of 8-7.
Meanwhile, Manatee suffered a tough 16-1 loss at the hands of Parrish Community on Thursday.
Manatee saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Breana Fidler, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Braden River's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Manatee, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Braden River came up short against Manatee in their previous meeting back in March, falling 9-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manatee's Grace Cosby, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Braden River knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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