The Gulf Coast Sharks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bonita Springs Bullsharks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gulf Coast is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Last Saturday, Gulf Coast didn't have quite enough to beat Cypress Lake and fell 2-1.
Taylor Stalling spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Gulf Coast saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Pasquerella, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Gulf Coast didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cypress Lake only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, Bonita Springs gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won by a run and slipped past Palmetto Ridge 7-6.
Gulf Coast's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Bonita Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season.
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