After four games on the road, North Port is heading back home. They will take on the Booker Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Booker took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on North Port, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, North Port narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lemon Bay 6-5. Six seems to be a good number for North Port as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Zach Mitchell was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Booker was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They suffered a tough 16-0 defeat at the hands of Hardee.
Booker saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremiah Jeantet, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
North Port's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Booker, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went North Port's way against Booker in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as North Port made off with a 21-2 victory. Does North Port have another victory up their sleeve, or will Booker turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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