It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sarasota can now relate to. They lost 12-2 to the Venice Indians on Thursday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Sailors, who until this match were averaging 2.33 runs allowed.
Sarasota saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braedon Mackay, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Sarasota's defeat dropped their record down to 20-6-1. As for Venice, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
Sarasota will head out on the road to take on George Jenkins at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Sailors 2.3, the Eagles 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Venice, they will welcome Olympia at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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