Baseball Preview: Englewood Rams vs. Yulee Hornets
The Englewood Rams will head out on the road to take on the Yulee Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After a 19-0 finish the last time they played, Englewood and Fletcher decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Englewood fell just short of Fletcher by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. Englewood's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Englewood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Brown, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Yulee's offense. They fell 3-0 to Beachside on Friday. The game marked that first time this year in which Yulee was not able to get on the board.
Yulee also got a good showing from Brodie Nichols, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Nichols has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Englewood's defeat dropped their record down to 11-2. As for Yulee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Yulee's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Englewood hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .365. It's a different story for Yulee, though, as they've only averaged .233. Will they be able to contain Englewood's hitters?
Englewood came up short against Yulee in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 4-1. Can Englewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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