The Davenport Broncos will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Wekiva Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Davenport fell victim to a tough 12-6 defeat at the hands of South Lake.
Shakoii Richards made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jomar Caceres, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wekiva came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Knights. Seven seems to be a good number for Wekiva as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Zachary Reinert was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Reinert has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Reinert was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luis Perez, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Greg Jones, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Davenport has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. As for Wekiva, they pushed their record up to 13-11 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Davenport was able to grind out a solid win over Wekiva in their previous meeting back in February, winning 4-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wekiva's Miguel Acosta, who struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Davenport still be able to contain Acosta? There's only one way to find out.
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