Baseball Preview: Bartram Trail Bears vs. Ponte Vedra Sharks
The Bartram Trail Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Ponte Vedra Sharks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Bartram Trail's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Ponte Vedra's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, Bartram Trail sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Sandalwood.
Walker Cloudt tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Bartram Trail's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Blake Wade, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Ponte Vedra came up short against Bishop Kenny on Thursday and fell 5-2. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Ponte Vedra in their matchups with Bishop Kenny: they've now lost five in a row.
Ponte Vedra also got a good showing from Jack Flood, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Flood has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Ponte Vedra saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Hoag, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Bartram Trail's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Ponte Vedra, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Bartram Trail suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Ponte Vedra when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Bartram Trail, Braden Kessel (who went 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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