The Bay Tornadoes will take on the Rickards Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Monday just wasn't the day for Bay's offense. They lost 9-0 to Bozeman on Monday. That makes it the first time this season the Tornadoes have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Rickards came up short against Wakulla Christian School on Tuesday and fell 9-5. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Saints recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Jayden Jones was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Rickards: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 1-6 otherwise. Jones was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Chris Turner was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that he hit this season. Another player making a difference was Manny Hernandez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Rickards' loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bay has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rickards struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bay took their win against Rickards in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 10-0. Will Bay repeat their success, or does Rickards have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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