Riverview Sarasota has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Lakewood Ranch Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither Riverview Sarasota nor Lakewood Ranch posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Friday, Riverview Sarasota didn't have quite enough to beat Barron Collier and fell 2-1.
Morgan Peggs was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Riverview Sarasota saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Mcdonald, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Lakewood Ranch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Braden River by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Lakewood Ranch has lost by just one run.
Alex Vailliancourt was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 7.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Riverview Sarasota's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11. As for Lakewood Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Riverview Sarasota has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lakewood Ranch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Riverview Sarasota couldn't quite finish off Lakewood Ranch in their previous matchup back in March and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakewood Ranch's Mason Mcquarrie, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Now that Riverview Sarasota 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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