The Fort Meade Miners will take on the Avon Park Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Meade will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Fort Meade is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Lake Placid onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory.
Not much got past Carson Montsdeoca, who gave up just four hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Lake Placid off the board. Montsdeoca has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Avon Park entered their tilt with Discovery with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 4-0 on Tuesday.
Discovery's batters probably weren't too happy with Brad Benton, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (he gave up two walks).
At the plate, Eric Harrison was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Fort Meade has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Avon Park, their win bumped their record up to 16-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fort Meade has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Avon Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Fort Meade came out on top in a nail-biter against Avon Park in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 5-3. Will Fort Meade repeat their success, or does Avon Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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