Baseball Recap: Yulee Wins Going Away Against Cedar Creek Christian

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 vs Westside	29
04/01/25 vs Cedar Creek Christian	19
03/03/25 @ Andrew Jackson	18
03/12/25 vs Cedar Creek Christian	15
03/17/25 @ McMinn Central	14

While Yulee put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Cedar Creek Christian. The Hornets put the hurt on the Saints with a sharp 19-0 victory. Considering the Hornets have won eight games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Braden Valenteen and Brodie Nichols made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Valenteen struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Nichols pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Yulee is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-10 otherwise. At bat, Valenteen scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Nichols scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two hits gave Valenteen a new career-high.

In other batting news, Kenny Schweitzer and Logan Riege did most of the damage at the plate: Schweitzer scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Riege scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Riege is becoming a predictor of Yulee's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 6-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Evan Wands, who scored three runs and stole a base.

Yulee always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .706. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cedar Creek Christian only posted an OBP of .389.

Yulee pushed their record up to 12-10 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cedar Creek Christian, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Yulee will head out to challenge Hilliard at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cedar Creek Christian, they will venture away from home to take on Andrew Jackson at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.6 runs per game on average), something the Saints will no doubt try to take advantage of.