Citrus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hernando Leopards. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Citrus of the 15-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Citrus saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cade Arnold, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
Even though they lost, Citrus didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Citrus' loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Hernando, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Citrus will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Nature Coast Tech at 7:00 p.m. Nature Coast Tech's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Citrus' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hernando, they will be playing at home against Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Central: 3.3, Hernando: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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