The Manatee Hurricanes have their destiny in their hands.
Tuesday's 9-2 win over Port Charlotte upped the Canes' record to 12-3 overall and 5-0 in Class 5A-District 10. The only team in the district without two losses, Manatee can clinch the league's No. 1 seed with three district games remaining.
Why does this matter?
Similar to many districts, the 5A-10 tournament doesn't have a main site - home games are determined based on seeds. Winning the No. 1 seed gives Manatee homefield in not only the first round, but in the district championship game should the Canes get that far.
Manatee has made the Class 5A playoffs the past two seasons but hasn't won a district title since 2002. The Hurricanes came within a strike of doing so last season, but watched Venice rally for two runs in the bottom of the seventh.
"It's good to have that," Canes coach Dwayne Strong said. "But the biggest thing for me is we're getting better each day and each week. Hopefully, if we do that, we'll be where we need to be."
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