Baseball Recap: Orange Park Raiders vs. Middleburg Broncos
There's no place like home for Orange Park, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Middleburg Broncos on Wednesday as the Orange Park Raiders made off with an 11-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Orange Park considering their two-run performance the game before.
Robert Barnett made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits. Barnett has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Barnett was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Devlin, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Devon Moore, who went 4-for-4 with two RBI.
On Middleburg's side, Hayden Bradshaw was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Nico Hill was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Orange Park has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for Middleburg, they dropped their record down to 6-12 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Orange Park will look to defend their home field on Thursday against ED White at 6:00 p.m. ED White has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.46 runs per game on average), something Orange Park will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Middleburg, they will head out on the road to square off against Ponte Vedra at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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