Lakewood Ranch won the last time they faced Riverview Sarasota, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Riverview Sarasota Rams.
Lakewood Ranch got a great performance from Mason Mcquarrie as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Mcquarrie has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wesley Geiger relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Kaitz, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Riverview Sarasota's side, Morgan Peggs was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single hit, only two earned runs while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Riverview Sarasota saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caiden Cabral, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Lakewood Ranch has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5-1 record this season. As for Riverview Sarasota, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Lakewood Ranch will take on Mountain Ridge at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Lakewood Ranch is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Riverview Sarasota, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Hardee at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hardee will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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