The Pasco Pirates have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Sickles Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pasco is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Pasco sidestepped Wesley Chapel for an 8-7 victory. Eight seems to be a good number for Pasco as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Abi Grubbs made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Grubbs was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cat Durden was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Chloe Lee was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sickles came up short against Mitchell on Thursday and fell 10-5. Sickles has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chloe Eichelberger was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Pasco has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Sickles, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-18.
Sickles' pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Pasco has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Sickles, though, as they've been averaging 10. Given Pasco's sizable advantage in that area, Sickles will need to find a way to close that gap.
Pasco might still be hurting after the 13-3 loss they got from Sickles in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. Thankfully for Pasco, Reese Wimberly (who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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