Preview: Gainesville Hurricanes vs. P.K. Yonge Blue Wave
The Gainesville Hurricanes will be playing at home against the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Wednesday, Gainesville came up short against Santa Fe and fell 8-3. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Gainesville in their matchups with Santa Fe: they've now lost nine in a row.
Gainesville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Billy Holdsworth, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, P.K. Yonge earned an 8-3 win over Bradford on Wednesday.
P.K. Yonge also got a great performance from Nick Roach as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Roach has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Micah Gratto was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Matt Green, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Gainesville's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for P.K. Yonge, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Gainesville has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like P.K. Yonge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Gainesville suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to P.K. Yonge in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Roach, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that Gainesville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
