The Braden River Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Venice Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Braden River has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four, while Venice will come in with 16 straight wins.
Last Thursday, Braden River didn't have quite enough to beat Clearwater Central Catholic and fell 4-2.
Braden River got a good showing from Uriel Barrios, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Barrios has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Braden River saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Duffy, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Venice put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Charlotte 8-0.
Braden River's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Venice, their victory bumped their record up to 16-1.
Braden River couldn't quite finish off Venice in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Braden River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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