The Nature Coast Tech Sharks will square off against the South Sumter Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Nature Coast Tech sitting on four straight wins and South Sumter on six.
Nature Coast Tech is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Hernando by a score of 9-4.
RAYMOND GROETSCH looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up a single earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
BECKETT MONROE
| 04/15/25 vs Hernando | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Hudson | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Fivay | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Hernando | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Lecanto | 1 |
At the plate, Nature Coast Tech let BRADY MCMURDO and BECKETT MONROE run wild. MCMURDO got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and two RBI, while MONROE scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave MONROE a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of BRYCE HEWELL, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Nature Coast Tech was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hernando only posted a batting average of .083.
Meanwhile, while South Sumter put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Crystal River. The Raiders blew past the Pirates 10-0. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
Malakhi Boone was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Gabe Sabilona, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Nature Coast Tech's record now sits at 18-7. As for South Sumter, their record is now 19-4.
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