Baseball Preview: New Smyrna Beach Barracudas vs. Lyman Greyhounds
The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas will be playing at home against the Lyman Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
New Smyrna Beach took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Trinity Christian Academy a 10-0 shutout.
Brody Kelly made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Kelly has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Kelly was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, New Smyrna Beach got a massive performance out of Luis Hernandez, who went 2-for-3 with two triples and two RBI. Derek West was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lyman was able to grind out a solid win over Orangewood Christian on Thursday, taking the game 12-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lyman.
Dillon Davis looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Anthony Hamilton was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegan Cusick, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
New Smyrna Beach's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11. As for Lyman, their win bumped their record up to 10-15.
New Smyrna Beach came out on top in a nail-biter against Lyman when the teams last played back in April of 2021, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lyman's Stephen Cherepanya, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for New Smyrna Beach to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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