The Sarasota Sailors will venture away from home to square off against the Parrish Community Bulls at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sarasota comes in on three and Parrish Community on 11.
Sarasota proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 11) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Riverview Sarasota 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Sailors have posted against the Rams since April 15, 2021.
Gemma Mulhollen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
Sommer Speers
| 04/11/25 vs Riverview Sarasota | 4 |
| 03/12/25 vs Lakewood Ranch | 3 |
| 03/08/25 vs East Bay | 3 |
| 04/12/24 @ Riverview Sarasota | 3 |
| 04/01/24 vs Booker | 3 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sommer Speers, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mady Pint, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Parrish Community made easy work of Charlotte on Thursday and carried off a 14-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bulls, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Parrish Community's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Sarasota, their win bumped their record up to 15-5.
Sarasota couldn't quite finish off Parrish Community when the teams last played last Tuesday and fell 3-1. Can the Sailors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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