Plant City managed to slip by Wharton the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Plant City Raiders came up short against the Wharton Wildcats on Thursday, falling 7-1. The Raiders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Hagan Smith was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in February.
At the plate, Plant City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Cieslo, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI. That RBI was Cieslo's first of the season.
Plant City's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Wharton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-2.
Plant City didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-2 victory against Leto on the 15th. As for Wharton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 14-4 win against Chamberlain on the 15th.
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