Tarpon Springs is 3-0 against Gibbs since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Tarpon Springs Spongers will head out on the road to challenge the Gibbs Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. Tarpon Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Tarpon Springs came up short against St. Petersburg and fell 6-1. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Tarpon Springs in their matchups with St. Petersburg: they've now lost five in a row.
Tarpon Springs saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis McLaughlin, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Tarpon Springs was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Petersburg only hit no.
Meanwhile, Gibbs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They suffered a rough 24-14 loss at the hands of Anclote. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (11), Gibbs still had to take the loss.
Tarpon Springs' record is now 3-7. As for Gibbs, their record is now 1-6.
Everything went Tarpon Springs' way against Gibbs in their previous meeting back in February as Tarpon Springs made off with a 17-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tarpon Springs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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