Baseball Game Preview: Middleburg Broncos vs. Keystone Heights Indians

Middleburg is 2-8 against Keystone Heights since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Middleburg Broncos will be playing at home against the Keystone Heights Indians at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Middleburg sitting on four straight victories and Keystone Heights on three.

While Middleburg didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Orange Park by a score of 5-2 on Thursday.

Jordan Walker was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Cole Conte was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Logan Alessi was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Keystone Heights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over North Marion on Thursday.

Keystone Heights saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Smith, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Smith's hit this season.

Middleburg's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Keystone Heights, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Keystone Heights' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Middleburg hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having hit 0 of their hits per game. It's a different story for Keystone Heights, though, as they've only hit 0 of their hits this season. Will they be able to contain Middleburg's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.