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| 04/22/24 - Home | 5-0 W |
| 03/08/24 - Away | 6-0 W |
| 03/01/22 - Away | 0-2 L |
| 03/23/21 - Home | 0-9 L |
| 03/26/18 - Neutral | 3-2 W |
| 03/21/16 - Away | 2-4 L |
Bartow and Sarasota are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. Bartow will look to defend their home field on Friday against Sarasota at 7:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bartow has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Sarasota will arrive with ten straight wins.
On Thursday, Bartow came up short against Lake Gibson and fell 7-3.
Meanwhile, Sarasota sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Lakewood Ranch on Wednesday.
Hamlet Perez tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since March 3rd.
At the plate, Sarasota's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Lackaff, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Sarasota pushed their record up to 15-3-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Bartow, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Bartow beat Sarasota 5-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Does Bartow have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sarasota turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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