Baseball Preview: St. Augustine Yellow Jackets vs. Creekside Knights
St. Augustine is 2-8 against Creekside since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to take on the Creekside Knights at 7:00 p.m. St. Augustine is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
After a string of five wins, St. Augustine's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Nease by a score of 5-4.
St. Augustine saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Ahr, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Creekside's hitters rose to the challenge against a Barracudas pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.94 points allowed on Monday. Creekside put the hurt on Beachside with a sharp 11-3 victory. The win was nothing new for Creekside as they're now sitting on four straight.
Creekside also got a great performance from Hudson Hyatt as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits (he also only allowed one walk). Hyatt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Michael Bysheim was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zack Jackson, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and two RBI.
St. Augustine's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Creekside, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Augustine has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Creekside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
St. Augustine might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Creekside when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can St. Augustine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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