Plant City waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Robinson Knights out 5-4. This was payback for Plant City, who suffered a 13-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Lindsey Randall, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sammi Raines, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.
On Robinson's side, Araya Stearns was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Rojas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Plant City's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-12. As for Robinson, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Plant City will take on Lake Gibson at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Lake Gibson will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Robinson, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Sumner at 7:00 p.m. The last three games Sumner has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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