The Hardee Wildcats will challenge the Parrish Community Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hardee is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Hardee is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since February 13th on Wednesday. They fell just short of Manatee by a score of 6-4.
Leo Marrero was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Mekhi Taylor also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Parrish Community ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past IMG Academy Gold 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulls.
Parrish Community also got a great performance from Francesco Giustino as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Giustino has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Sam Torres was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run. Bishop McKinney was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Parrish Community's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hardee, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Hardee couldn't quite get it done against Parrish Community in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 as they fell 5-0. Can Hardee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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