The Wekiva Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Discovery Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Wekiva has not struggled against Dr. Phillips recently, they managed to flip the script on Thursday. Wekiva skirted past Dr. Phillips 8-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for Wekiva.
Onrique Archie looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Marcus Campbell, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two doubles. Damir Simon was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Discovery can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Haines City a 13-0 shutout.
Zachary Wagle made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Wagle was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Jamor C Richardson was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Anderson Jorge, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
Wekiva pushed their record up to 6-9 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs per game. As for Discovery, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Wekiva has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Discovery struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Wekiva suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Discovery when the teams last played back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jorge, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Wekiva knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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