Port Charlotte is 0-5 against Hardee since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Port Charlotte Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Hardee Wildcats at 6:30 p.m.
Port Charlotte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mariner.
Port Charlotte saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gia Greaves, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Hardee came tearing into Tuesday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Panthers 6-5.
Yareli Duarte was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Mikayla Silva was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Port Charlotte's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Hardee, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Port Charlotte suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Hardee in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Port Charlotte, Kaitlyn Duquette (who didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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