The Tarpon Springs Spongers will head out on the road to square off against the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Tuesday, Tarpon Springs didn't have quite enough to beat Seminole and fell 3-2. The Spongers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mycroft Newkirk
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Mycroft Newkirk was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Tarpon Springs' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 4-2 (and 6-8 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Tarpon Springs saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dereck Tyler, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 6-2 to Clearwater Central Catholic, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Tarpon Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
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