Gulf Coast HEAT is on a six-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Saint Stephen's Episcopal a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. Gulf Coast HEAT will take on the Saint Stephen's Episcopal Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Gulf Coast HEAT might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-1 to Bayshore, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Gulf Coast HEAT saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin McNulty, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Saint Stephen's Episcopal fell victim to Imagine School at North Port and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-0 walloping at the hands of the Sharks. That's two games in a row now that Saint Stephen's Episcopal has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Gulf Coast HEAT's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Saint Stephen's Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Gulf Coast HEAT has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Saint Stephen's Episcopal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Gulf Coast HEAT might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from Saint Stephen's Episcopal in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Saint Stephen's Episcopal's Jackson Riffe, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Now that Gulf Coast HEAT knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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