The Marianna Bulldogs will square off against the Florida State University High School Seminoles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Marianna is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs last Monday, they were much more limited against Arnold last Tuesday. They fell just short of the Marlins by a score of 2-1. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Marlins recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Marianna saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Byrd, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Florida State University High School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 16-15 heartbreaker at the hands of Rickards. One positive for the Seminoles, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Cohen Tigerina made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Chris Copa was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Florida State University High School always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .532. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Florida State University High School's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Marianna, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Marianna was able to grind out a solid win over Florida State University High School in their previous matchup back in February, winning 7-4. Will Marianna repeat their success, or does Florida State University High School has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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