The Spanish River Sharks will challenge the Key West Conchs at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Spanish River will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Spanish River and Olympic Heights, and Spanish River kept the tradition alive. The Sharks blew past the Lions 13-1 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Sharks in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won three in a row.
The team relied heavily on Roman Zabala, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Marcus, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Key West unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Island Coast by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Conchs have suffered since April 2, 2025.
Key West also got a good showing from Beau Bender, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Kade Maltz made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI.
Spanish River's victory bumped their record up to 3-11-1. As for Key West, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-2.
Spanish River couldn't quite finish off Key West in their previous meeting back in March of 2025 and fell 6-4. Will the Sharks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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