After two games on the road, Plant City is heading back home. They will take on the Robinson Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Plant City will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Plant City is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Lennard (and have done all season long). Plant City put the hurt on Lennard with a sharp 8-2 win on Tuesday.
Kyleigh Gibbs spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kyleigh Meiers was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayleigh Gibbs, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Robinson had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Strawberry Crest on Wednesday. Robinson has not had much luck with Strawberry Crest recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Robinson saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Villanti, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Plant City's victory bumped their record up to 10-12. As for Robinson, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7.
Plant City suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Robinson in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Will Plant City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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