Preview: Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs vs. Beachside Barracudas
The Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Beachside Barracudas at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Flagler Palm Coast is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Flagler Palm Coast gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Seabreeze 10-0. That's two games straight that Flagler Palm Coast has won by exactly ten runs.
Alexis Laura made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Laura has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Laura was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Sadie Schell was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and a double. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Anna Gimbel, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Beachside had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged Nease out 7-6.
Like Flagler Palm Coast, Beachside also got a great game from a two-way player: Samantha Ulrich. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Ulrich was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Ulrich wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Vance, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Flagler Palm Coast's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11.3 runs. As for Beachside, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything went Flagler Palm Coast's way against Beachside in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Flagler Palm Coast made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Flagler Palm Coast since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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