The Parrish Community Bulls will be playing in front of their home fans against the Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Parrish Community: 2.9, Charlotte: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Charlotte is facing Parrish Community at the wrong time: Parrish Community suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 7-2 to the Indians. It was the first time this season that Parrish Community let down their fans at home.
Parrish Community saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Tallo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Charlotte got themselves on the board against Port Charlotte on Friday, but Port Charlotte never followed suit. They won by a run and slipped past the Pirates 1-0.
Parrish Community's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-6. As for Charlotte, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Parrish Community has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Charlotte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Parrish Community came out on top in a nail-biter against Charlotte when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Parrish Community repeat their success, or does Charlotte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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