Baseball Preview: Pinecrest Patriots vs. Lee County Yellow Jackets
Pinecrest is 9-1 against Lee County since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pinecrest Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lee County Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Pinecrest sitting on 12 straight victories and Lee County on three.
In what's become a running theme this season, Pinecrest gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over Southern Lee.
JC Woolard made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Woolard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Woolard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Connor Tepatti, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Liam Dutton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Lee County put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Richmond. Lee County came out on top against Richmond by a score of 3-0.
BJ Brown was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Pinecrest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Lee County, their victory bumped their record up to 17-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pinecrest has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lee County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Pinecrest took their win against Lee County in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 22-4. Does Pinecrest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lee County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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