The Riverview Sarasota Rams will venture away from home to challenge the Lemon Bay Manta Rays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverview Sarasota has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Lemon Bay will come in with three straight victories.
Riverview Sarasota managed to slip by Venice the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Rams lost 7-1 to the Indians on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, while Lemon Bay put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Southeast. The Manta Rays were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over the Seminoles. The result was nothing new for the Manta Rays, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Kylie Jones was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Goff, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Lemon Bay always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .654. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Riverview Sarasota's defeat dropped their record down to 16-4. As for Lemon Bay, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Lemon Bay's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Riverview Sarasota has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Lemon Bay, though, as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.3 strikeouts. Will Riverview Sarasota keep running through batters, or will the Manta Rays buck the trend?
Riverview Sarasota came out on top in a nail-biter against Lemon Bay in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams 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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