The Lemon Bay Manta Rays will head out on the road to challenge the Cypress Lake Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Lemon Bay and Southeast have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. Lemon Bay blew past Southeast 11-1. The Manta Rays haven't had any issues with the Seminoles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Cypress Lake narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past South Fort Myers 11-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
The team relied heavily on Alex Welday, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Shelby Fields was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lemon Bay's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Cypress Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 6-11.
Everything went Lemon Bay's way against Cypress Lake in their previous meeting back in February, as Lemon Bay made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lemon Bay since the squad 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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