After nine games on the road, St. Petersburg is heading back home. They will take on the Boca Ciega Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Boca Ciega took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Petersburg, who comes in off a win.
St. Petersburg owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Osceola. The victory was just what St. Petersburg needed coming off of an 11-1 defeat in their prior match.
Not much got past Brennan Smith, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Osceola off the board. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Petersburg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Grew, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Boca Ciega was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 13-5 defeat at the hands of Palm Harbor University.
Jareese Jones Jr. was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Anderson Jr., who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
St. Petersburg's win bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Boca Ciega, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Everything went St. Petersburg's way against Boca Ciega in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as St. Petersburg made off with a 15-0 victory. Does St. Petersburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Boca Ciega turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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