The Lemon Bay Manta Rays will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fort Myers Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lemon Bay took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against DeSoto County as Lemon Bay made off with a 9-1 victory.
Mackenzie Vaughan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Vaughan was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Savannah Taylor was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Taylor Jones, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fort Myers was able to grind out a solid win over Ida Baker on Friday, taking the game 8-4.
Like Lemon Bay, Fort Myers also got a great game from a two-way player: Alexa Bent. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bent has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bent was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sage Rodmyre, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Kate Coakley was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Lemon Bay's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8. As for Fort Myers, they pushed their record up to 15-5-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
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