The Tradition Prep Pirates will face off against the South Fork Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Tradition Prep will be strutting in after a victory while South Fork will be coming in after a loss.
Tradition Prep proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 12) and last Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Westwood 6-4. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Pablo Almonte made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Almonte was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Almonte wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Zayden Hernandez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Fork came up short against Sebring on Tuesday and fell 7-2.
Tradition Prep pushed their record up to 3-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 13 strikeouts in those games compared to only four in the others. As for South Fork, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tradition Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Fork struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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