Manatee won the last time they faced St. Petersburg, and things went their way on Monday too. The Manatee Hurricanes sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the St. Petersburg Green Devils. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Manatee.
Breana Fidler tossed a big game, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits (she also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josie Alderson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Naomi Oroczo, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On St. Petersburg's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tegan Grizzard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Manatee is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for St. Petersburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
Manatee will head out on the road to square off against Riverview Sarasota at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverview Sarasota is coming into the matchup with seven straight victories at home, so Manatee will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. St. Petersburg will take on Northeast at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Petersburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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