The Pasco Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the Zephyrhills Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pasco's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Zephyrhills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pasco is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Sunlake on Thursday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Seahawks.
Pasco saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Mangiaracina, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Zephyrhills was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They came up short against Wesley Chapel, falling 10-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost four in a row.
Pasco's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Zephyrhills, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pasco has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Zephyrhills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Pasco's way against Zephyrhills in their previous meeting back in February, as Pasco made off with a 9-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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