Tarpon Springs lost against St. Petersburg back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Tarpon Springs Spongers fell 6-1 to the St. Petersburg Green Devils. Tarpon Springs has not had much luck with St. Petersburg recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
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.
On St. Petersburg's side, Victoria Wirth was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Chloe Davis was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Tarpon Springs' loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for St. Petersburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Tarpon Springs will head out on the road to take on Gibbs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Tarpon Springs is facing Gibbs at the right time seeing as Gibbs is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for St. Petersburg, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Palm Harbor University at 4:00 p.m. Palm Harbor University will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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