North Port has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lehigh Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, North Port came up short against Riverview Sarasota and fell 10-7. North Port has not had much luck with Riverview Sarasota recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Cian Stephens and Chase Sivulich did some serious damage despite the final result: Stephens scored a run while going 3-for-5, while Sivulich scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Lehigh ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Ida Baker out 9-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lehigh.
North Port now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Lehigh, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season.
North Port was able to grind out a solid win over Lehigh when the teams last played back in April of 2022, winning 8-4. Will North Port repeat their success, or does Lehigh have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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