North Port is 2-8 against Riverview Sarasota since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The North Port Bobcats will head out on the road to face off against the Riverview Sarasota Rams at 7:00 p.m.
North Port fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Barron Collier on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-3. North Port's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Cian Stephens put in work no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched. Stephens has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stephens was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Stephens wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Zach Mitchell, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Riverview Sarasota was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They won by a run and slipped past Palmetto 4-3. Four seems to be a good number for Riverview Sarasota as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
North Port's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-8. As for Riverview Sarasota, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Port has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Riverview Sarasota struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
North Port came up short against Riverview Sarasota in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 12-8. Can North Port avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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