Baseball Preview: P.K. Yonge Blue Wave vs. Crescent City Raiders
The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave will play host again on Monday to welcome the Crescent City Raiders, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
P.K. Yonge is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Interlachen (and have done all season long). P.K. Yonge's pitchers stepped up to hand Interlachen a 7-0 shutout on Friday.
Nick Roach made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 6.1 innings pitched. Roach was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, Nico Gomez-Vera was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Luke Sparkman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Crescent City can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They came out on top against Bronson by a score of 5-1.
Crescent City's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was David Newbold, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Caden Hutchinson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
P.K. Yonge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Crescent City, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-13.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. P.K. Yonge has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Crescent City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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