Hardee is 9-1 against Mulberry since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Hardee Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Mulberry Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Hardee sitting on six straight wins and Mulberry on three.
Hardee can't be too worried about heading out to take on Mulberry: they just beat IMG Academy Gold at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Hardee won by a run and slipped past IMG Academy Gold 7-6. That's two games straight that Hardee has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Kellon Lindsey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryland Beumel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mulberry had just enough and edged IMG Academy Silver out 2-1 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Mulberry has won by just one run.
Noah Campbell made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Campbell was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Mulberry got a great performance from Jaden Sweeney as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Dominick Gotauco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.
Hardee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Mulberry, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Hardee has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mulberry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Hardee suffered a grim 14-7 defeat to Mulberry in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mulberry's Nic Partridge, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Now that Hardee knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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