Baseball Preview: New Smyrna Beach Barracudas vs. Lake Brantley Patriots
The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas will head out on the road to square off against the Lake Brantley Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. New Smyrna Beach will be strutting in after a victory while Lake Brantley will be coming in after a defeat.
New Smyrna Beach took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Father Lopez as New Smyrna Beach made off with a 9-1 win.
New Smyrna Beach got a massive performance out of Onz Wright, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Derek West was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lake Brantley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. Their tough 8-2 defeat to Winter Springs might stick with them for a while.
Lake Brantley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was ANDREW BARR, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
New Smyrna Beach is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Lake Brantley, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
New Smyrna Beach came up short against Lake Brantley when the teams last played back in March of 2019, falling 6-1. Can New Smyrna Beach avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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