Baseball Recap: Mariner's Run of Five Straight Wins Now Over

If Mariner was riding high fresh off their 28-3 takedown of Cypress Lake on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tritons took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lemon Bay Manta Rays on Tuesday. The Tritons were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the five games prior), but the Manta Rays' pitchers proved too tough.

Mariner saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Waltz, who went 1-for-3 with one double.

Tritons

Previous 5 Games

03/24/26 vs Lemon Bay	1-6
03/23/26 @ Cypress Lake	28-3
03/18/26 vs Port Charlotte	10-2
03/17/26 vs Lemon Bay	12-2
03/16/26 vs Bonita Springs	10-5

Mariner moved to 11-7 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Lemon Bay, the win got them back to even at 7-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Mariner will take on North Fort Myers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Red Knights' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Tritons' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lemon Bay, they will challenge Cypress Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.42 runs per game on average), something the Manta Rays will no doubt try to take advantage of.