Braden River and Riverview Sarasota are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but likely not for long. Braden River will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Riverview Sarasota at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Braden River's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Riverview Sarasota has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Braden River is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past IMG Academy Blue 16-2 on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their two-run performance the game before.
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Denzel Diaz was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Parker Gabbard was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
Braden River always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Riverview Sarasota came up short against Gulf Coast on Wednesday and fell 6-2.
Morgan Peggs was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off only one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
Braden River is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. Riverview Sarasota's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Braden River was able to grind out a solid win over Riverview Sarasota in their previous matchup back in February, winning 4-1. Will Braden River repeat their success, or does Riverview Sarasota has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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