The Sarasota Sailors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lakewood Ranch Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Sarasota didn't have quite enough to beat Riverview Sarasota and fell 3-2. Sarasota has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sommer Speers and Carley Ramsden stepped up to the plate in a big way. Speers scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Ramsden scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lakewood Ranch suffered a rough 12-3 defeat at the hands of Lake Placid on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Lakewood Ranch has lost by exactly nine runs.
Erin Hogan was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Burdick, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Sarasota's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-8. As for Lakewood Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-18.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Sarasota hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lakewood Ranch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Sarasota's way against Lakewood Ranch when the teams last played back in March as Sarasota made off with a 15-1 victory. Will Sarasota repeat their success, or does Lakewood Ranch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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