Baseball Preview: Branford Buccaneers vs. Fort White Indians
Branford is 2-8 against Fort White since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Branford Buccaneers will be playing at home against the Fort White Indians at 6:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Branford is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of Madison County by a score of 8-7.
Dawson Cannon was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Andres Maysonet, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fort White fell victim to Trenton and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They suffered a rough 14-0 defeat at the hands of the Tigers. Fort White has struggled against Trenton recently, as their matchup on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Branford's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Fort White, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Branford has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Fort White struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Branford came up short against Fort White in their previous meeting on April 2nd, falling 8-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fort White's Kenton Haase, who struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Branford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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