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| 04/29/24 - Home | 2-3 L |
| 02/27/24 - Home | 5-3 W |
| 03/30/23 - Away | 13-0 W |
| 03/02/23 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 03/09/22 - Away | 14-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Sarasota has gone 9-1 against North Port recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Sarasota Sailors will be playing at home against the North Port Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. The last three games Sarasota has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, Sarasota didn't have quite enough to beat Mariner and fell 3-2.
Sarasota saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Boyd, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Nelson Dominguez also deserves some recognition as he stolen his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, North Port never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against Bayshore as North Port made off with a 10-0 victory. Considering the Bobcats have won three contests by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jamin Bulda looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only a hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Landon Davidson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Davidson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Sarasota's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-1. As for North Port, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sarasota has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like North Port struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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