Softball Recap: Plant City Makes It Seven in a Row at Home

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

03/08/25 vs Armwood	22
03/27/25 vs Brandon	20
03/06/25 @ Brandon	19
02/25/25 @ Spoto	18
03/25/25 @ Lennard	15

Plant City never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Brandon Eagles as Plant City made off with a 20-0 victory. Considering the Raiders have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Kayleigh Gibbs and Taylor Sher were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Gibbs struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Sher tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the most strikeouts Gibbs has posted since back in February. At the plate, Gibbs scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-2, while Sher scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Plant City got a massive performance out of Kyleigh Meiers, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Meiers is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Katelyn Jordan also deserves some recognition as she launched her first home run of the season.

Plant City pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Brandon, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Plant City will take on Durant at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Plant City is facing Durant at the right time seeing as Durant is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Brandon, they will challenge Riverview at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.