Softball Recap: Orange Park Takes a Loss

Orange Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Beachside Barracudas, falling 14-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Barracudas this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-2 back in March.

Addison Toledo made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs. That home run was her first of the season.

Orange Park's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Beachside, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-6.

Orange Park and Beachside could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. The Raiders will take on Palatka at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (418 vs. 158). Meanwhile, Beachside (ranked 165th) will meet Matanzas (ranked 44th) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.