The Manatee Hurricanes will take on the Davidson Academy Bears in a tournament on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Manatee 3.2, Davidson Academy 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Davidson Academy will be up against a hot Manatee team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Manatee had just enough and edged out Hardee 6-4.
Max Mullett
| 03/12/25 vs Hardee | 3 |
| 03/11/25 vs Maryville | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs South Fort Myers | 1 |
| 03/04/25 vs Sarasota | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Parrish Community | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Max Mullett, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Hovda, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Davidson Academy fell victim to Bolles and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Bears' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Davidson Academy also got a good showing from Braxton Johnson, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Manatee's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Davidson Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
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