Branford is 2-8 against Dixie County since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Branford Buccaneers will head out on the road to challenge the Dixie County Bears at 7:00 p.m. Branford will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Branford took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Fort White by a score of 10-5. With that win, Branford brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Tucker Floyd made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Floyd has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Floyd was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Floyd wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Austin Humphries, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Humphries has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Andres Maysonet was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Dixie County had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against Santa Fe on Tuesday.
Braxton Bernier was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Branford's record is now 8-12. As for Dixie County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
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