The Manatee Hurricanes will head out on the road to face off against the Riverview Sarasota Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, it was close, but Manatee sidestepped St. Petersburg for a 4-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Manatee.
Manatee got a great performance from Breana Fidler as she tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits (she also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Josie Alderson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Naomi Oroczo was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Riverview Sarasota entered their tilt with Braden River with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Pirates on Thursday as they made off with an 11-0 victory. With that win, Riverview Sarasota brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Sierra Lipton and Isabella Thompson did most of the damage at the plate: Lipton went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Thompson scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Trandem, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Manatee has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Riverview Sarasota, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Manatee skirted past Riverview Sarasota 8-7 in their previous meeting back in February. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Riverview Sarasota's Allison Cole, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up six earned runs off six hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Manatee still be able to contain Cole? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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