The Lemon Bay Manta Rays will head out to take on the NSU University Sharks at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Lemon Bay's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so NSU University's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Lemon Bay's offense. They fell just short of Key West by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that the Manta Rays have lost by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, NSU University came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 4-1.
Matthew Greenberg spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on eight hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Rocco Rovetto was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
NSU University pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lemon Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
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