Suncoast won the last time they faced Okeechobee, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Suncoast Chargers came out on top against the Okeechobee Brahmans by a score of 5-1. That's two games straight that Suncoast has won by exactly four runs.
Brady Benevides spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hayden Neihoff was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Manuel Ones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Okeechobee's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Kindell, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Suncoast has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Okeechobee, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Suncoast will head out on the road to face off against Mater Academy Charter at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Suncoast: 2, Mater Academy Charter: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Okeechobee, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against St. Albans at 4:00 p.m.
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