The Palmetto Tigers will take on the Riverview Sarasota Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Palmetto is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since March 1, 2024 on Friday. They lost 12-5 to Buchholz. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Christian Cole made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Willis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Riverview Sarasota came up short against Lakewood Ranch on Friday, falling 15-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost seven in a row.
JR Hudson and Caiden Cabral did some serious damage despite the final result: Hudson scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Cabral scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That stolen base marked the first that Cabral snagged this season. Tobias Pena was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Palmetto's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Riverview Sarasota, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything went Palmetto's way against Riverview Sarasota in their previous meeting back in February, as Palmetto made off with an 8-0 win. Will Palmetto repeat their success, or does Riverview Sarasota have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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