The Atlantic Sharks will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Crescent City Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Atlantic had just enough and edged Lake Mary Prep out 8-7. The victory was just what Atlantic needed coming off of a 12-0 loss in their prior matchup.
Josh Linton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Linton was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, David Strickland was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Josiah Perez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Crescent City never let their opponents score on Friday. They put the hurt on Peniel Baptist Academy with a sharp 11-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Crescent City.
The team relied heavily on Allan McCarthy, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jarvis Fuller, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Atlantic's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-9. As for Crescent City, their win bumped their record up to 5-9.
Crescent City's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Atlantic hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. It's a different story for Crescent City, though, as they've only averaged .254. Will they be able to contain Atlantic's hitters?
Atlantic took their victory against Crescent City in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 19-1. Does Atlantic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Crescent City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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