The Tampa Prep Terrapins will be playing at home against the South Sumter Raiders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Tampa Prep took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Clearwater Central Catholic a 1-0 shutout. The win continues a trend for the Terrapins in their matchups with the Marauders: they've now won three in a row.
Koy Fogg
| 02/25/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management | 7 |
| 03/21/25 vs Seminole | 4 |
| 02/18/25 @ Clearwater | 3 |
| 03/18/25 vs University | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Clearwater Central Catholic | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Koy Fogg looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Tampa Prep is 4-2 when Fogg allowstwo or fewer hits, but 4-8 otherwise.
Meanwhile, South Sumter waltzed into their game on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Sharks.
South Sumter also got a great performance from Jackson Gill as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Gill has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kamren Gilliam was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
South Sumter's victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Tampa Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tampa Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Sumter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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