Baseball Recap: Strawberry Crest Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

By Team Reports Mar 3, 2025, 10:33am

Baseball Recap: Strawberry Crest Chargers vs. Sickles Gryphons

Strawberry Crest hadn't done well against Sickles recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Strawberry Crest Chargers narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Sickles Gryphons 2-0. For the Chargers, this counts as revenge for the 8-1 victory the Gryphons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

Not much got past Brisen Tweedy, who gave up just six hits to keep Sickles off the board. Tweedy has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Strawberry Crest's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dillon Knight, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Toby Highsmith also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Chargers

Previous 3 Games

03/01/25 @ Sickles2-0
02/25/25 vs Armwood10-7
02/21/25 vs Plant City10-0

The victory was the third in a row for Strawberry Crest, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Sickles, they moved to 4-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Coming up, Strawberry Crest will face off against Hillsborough at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sickles, they will challenge Leto at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sickles is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.

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