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| 04/19/24 - Home | 0-1 L |
| 03/29/24 - Away | 6-3 W |
| 04/07/23 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 03/28/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 04/01/22 - Home | 2-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Port Charlotte and Charlotte are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Port Charlotte Pirates will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Port Charlotte 2.2, Charlotte 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, Port Charlotte came up short against Riverdale and fell 6-2. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Port Charlotte saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reed Backstrom, who went 3-for-4 with one double. Xavier Allen also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Charlotte). They blew past Naples 12-2 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Fightin' Tarpons needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Bradyn Williams tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Frank Planer was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and five RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Aidan Hardy, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Charlotte always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Charlotte's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Port Charlotte, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
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