The Fort Meade Miners will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Mulberry Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Fort Meade is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Fort Meade came out on top against Lake Gibson by a score of 7-6 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Marleigh Carroll was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Mulberry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of Frostproof. The contest marked that first time this season in which Mulberry was not able to get on the board.
Fort Meade is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Mulberry, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fort Meade has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mulberry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Fort Meade's way against Mulberry in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Fort Meade made off with a 15-5 win. Will Fort Meade repeat their success, or does Mulberry have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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