The Manatee Hurricanes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bishop Verot Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Manatee will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
Manatee was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They had just enough and edged Winter Haven out 8-7.
Ashton Hovda and Diego Garcia-Gill did most of the damage at the plate: Hovda scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Garcia-Gill scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Hovda has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Bryan Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Bishop Verot can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They came out on top against Cardinal Mooney by a score of 9-4.
Kayson Sands looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Bishop Verot let Joey Lawson and Maddix Simpson loose on the outfield. Lawson went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base, while Simpson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Carpenter, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Manatee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Bishop Verot, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.
Manatee couldn't quite finish off Bishop Verot in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 2-0. Thankfully for Manatee, Aidan Knaak (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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