The North Port Bobcats will face off against the Lemon Bay Manta Rays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
North Port is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Sarasota on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Sailors by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Bobcats in their meetings with the Sailors: they've now lost nine in a row.
North Port saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Baskins, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lemon Bay made easy work of DeSoto County on Tuesday and carried off a 14-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Manta Rays, who have now won three contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Lemon Bay got a massive performance out of Cassidy Silvia, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That's the most hits Silvia has posted since back in April of 2024. Kylie Jones was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Lemon Bay kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
The win made it two in a row for Lemon Bay and bumps their season record up to 4-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for North Port, they now also have a losing record of 4-5.
North Port came out on top in a nail-biter against Lemon Bay in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 8-7. Does North Port have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lemon Bay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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