The Pinellas Park Patriots will face off against the Tarpon Springs Spongers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinellas Park will be strutting in after a victory while Tarpon Springs will be coming in after a loss.
Pinellas Park is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Anclote by a score of 9-4 on Thursday.
Kingston Le looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Pinellas Park is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 0-4 otherwise.
Neil Rothrock
| 02/27/25 vs Anclote | 3 |
| 04/16/24 vs Boca Ciega | 2 |
| 03/20/24 vs St. Petersburg | 2 |
| 04/25/24 vs Tarpon Springs | 1 |
| 04/15/24 vs Calvary Christian | 1 |
At the plate, Dean Ross and Neil Rothrock did most of the damage at the plate: Ross scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Rothrock scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Rothrock a new career-high in RBI (three). Daunte Dixon also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Pinellas Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Tarpon Springs' good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Palm Harbor University by a score of 7-6.
Asa Merrills and Dereck Tyler did some serious damage despite the final result: Merrills scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Tyler scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Pinellas Park's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Tarpon Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Pinellas Park was able to grind out a solid victory over Tarpon Springs in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 5-0. Will Pinellas Park repeat their success, or does Tarpon Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
