The Hernando Leopards will challenge the Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hernando is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Hernando's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Citrus. Considering the Leopards have won 13 contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Bishop McLaughlin Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Cambridge Christian on Tuesday and fell 5-4. The Hurricanes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic got a good showing from Owen Anderson, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Anderson is becoming a predictor of the Hurricanes' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 5-2 (and 5-8 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Bishop McLaughlin Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Zarlenga, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI. Jadin Soto also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Hernando, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3.
Hernando was able to grind out a solid win over Bishop McLaughlin Catholic when the teams last played back in March, winning 5-2. Do the Leopards have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hurricanes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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