The Lemon Bay Manta Rays are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will square off against the Avon Park Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Thursday, Lemon Bay made easy work of Manatee and carried off a 12-2 victory.
Kylie Jones was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Amelia Mejias, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Lemon Bay always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manatee only posted an OBP of .273.
Meanwhile, Avon Park got the win against Frostproof on Tuesday by a conclusive 16-3. The Red Devils haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
The team relied heavily on Skylar Hicks, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Kamya Brassell was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three runs.
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