The Viera Hawks will square off against the Dwyer Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Viera sitting on five straight wins and Dwyer on three.
Viera is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let George Jenkins onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
Not much got past Dylan Jordan, who gave up just six hits and racked up nine Ks to keep George Jenkins off the board. Jordan has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Dominic Leoni was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Dwyer was able to grind out a solid win over West Boca Raton on Monday, taking the game 3-0.
Not much got past Dawson Thrush, who gave up just two hits to keep West Boca Raton off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bryce Jackson, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base.
Viera is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Dwyer, their victory bumped their record up to 21-7-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Viera has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Dwyer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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