The Lennard Longhorns will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Plant City Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Plant City took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lennard, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, Lennard beat Bishop McLaughlin Catholic 6-1. The win was just what Lennard needed coming off of a 6-0 loss in their prior contest.
Lennard got a great performance from Zack Bird as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matthew Counts, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rowland Ruiz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Plant City didn't have quite enough to beat East Bay on Tuesday and fell 4-2.
Matthew Werner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Colin Pellicer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
The victory got Lennard back to even at 9-9. As for Plant City, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-11.
Lennard couldn't quite finish off Plant City in their previous meeting back in March and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Werner, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Lennard knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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