St. Petersburg has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Tarpon Springs Spongers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Petersburg will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
St. Petersburg is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Lakewood onto the board and left with a 22-0 victory on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for St. Petersburg, who have now won five matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Angelina Ly was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ly was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Victoria Wirth was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with five stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. She continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Ryann Vigue was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Tarpon Springs' offense. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (15-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have struggled against Clearwater recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
St. Petersburg's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-7. As for Tarpon Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
St. Petersburg beat Tarpon Springs 6-1 when the teams last played back in March. Does St. Petersburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tarpon Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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