The Plant City Raiders will square off against the Strawberry Crest Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Plant City's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Strawberry Crest's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Plant City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over Palm Harbor University. The high-scoring effort was just what the Raiders needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Keegan Wilkerson
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Plant City let Keegan Wilkerson and Drew Cothren run wild. Wilkerson scored two runs while going 4-for-4, while Cothren got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. The dominant performance also gave Wilkerson a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Salvadore Jaramillo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Plant City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Strawberry Crest's offense. They fell just short of Gaither by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday.
Brisen Tweedy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Plant City has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Strawberry Crest, their loss dropped their record down to 18-6.
Plant City suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Strawberry Crest in their previous meeting back in February. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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