The Discovery Spartans will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Wekiva Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Discovery will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Discovery stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Haines City as Discovery made off with a 13-0 win.
Zachary Wagle made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Wagle has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wagle was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Jamor C Richardson was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Cameron Brown was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wekiva has not done well against Dr. Phillips recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Wekiva won by a run and slipped past Dr. Phillips 8-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wekiva.
Onrique Archie looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Marcus Campbell was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Damir Simon, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Discovery's record now sits at 12-6. As for Wekiva, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Discovery has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Wekiva struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Discovery's way against Wekiva in their previous matchup back in February as Discovery made off with a 7-0 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Archie, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Discovery still be able to contain Archie? There's only one way to find out.
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