The St. Petersburg Green Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Tarpon Springs Spongers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Petersburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
St. Petersburg fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Hollins on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Royals by a score of 14-13. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Tegan Grizzard and Victoria Wirth stepped up to the plate in a big way. Grizzard scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Wirth scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Grizzard has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Daniela Leombruno was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Tarpon Springs fell victim to East Lake and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-0 walloping at the hands of the Eagles. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Tarpon Springs in their matchups with East Lake: they've now lost eight in a row.
St. Petersburg's record now sits at 4-2. As for Tarpon Springs, their record is now 2-6.
Everything went St. Petersburg's way against Tarpon Springs in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as St. Petersburg made off with a 15-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Petersburg since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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