St. Petersburg lost against Manatee back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The St. Petersburg Green Devils fell just short of the Manatee Hurricanes by a score of 4-2. St. Petersburg has not had much luck with Manatee recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
St. Petersburg saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tegan Grizzard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Manatee's side, they got a great performance from Breana Fidler as she pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits (she also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Josie Alderson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Naomi Oroczo, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
St. Petersburg's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Manatee, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
St. Petersburg will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Northeast at 4:00 p.m. Northeast's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so St. Petersburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Manatee, they will head out on the road to face off against Riverview Sarasota at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverview Sarasota will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Manatee surely won't give up without a fight.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
