The Hardee Wildcats will head out to face off against the Fort Meade Miners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Things were looking good for Hardee after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (4-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They haven't had much luck with the Red Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Hardee got a good showing from Wyatt Beattie, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Beattie has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walks every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Hardee saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryland Beumel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another was Leo Marrero, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Fort Meade came up short against Avon Park on Tuesday and fell 6-2. The loss was the Miners' first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Fort Meade fell to 2-1. As for Hardee, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Hardee came out on top in a nail-biter against Fort Meade in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, sneaking past 5-3. Does Hardee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Meade turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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