Gibbs is 0-3 against Tarpon Springs since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Gibbs Gladiators will be playing at home against the Tarpon Springs Spongers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Gibbs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They suffered a rough 24-14 loss at the hands of Anclote. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (11), Gibbs still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Tarpon Springs came up short against St. Petersburg on Thursday and fell 6-1. Tarpon Springs has struggled against St. Petersburg recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Tarpon Springs saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis McLaughlin, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Tarpon Springs was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Petersburg only hit no.
Gibbs' defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Tarpon Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Gibbs suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Tarpon Springs in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McLaughlin, who struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Gibbs knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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