Baseball Preview: Keys Gate Knights vs. Somerset Academy South Homestead Hurricanes
Keys Gate is 4-0 against Somerset Academy South Homestead since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Keys Gate Knights are on the road again to play the Somerset Academy South Homestead Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. Keys Gate is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Keys Gate came up short against Palmer Trinity and fell 12-7.
Johandry Paz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Adrian Toledo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy South Homestead suffered a tough 12-6 defeat at the hands of Sports Leadership & Management on Friday.
Somerset Academy South Homestead saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Donovan Moore, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Keys Gate's record now sits at 7-9. As for Somerset Academy South Homestead, they dropped their record down to 5-12 with that loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything went Keys Gate's way against Somerset Academy South Homestead in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 as Keys Gate made off with a 10-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Keys Gate since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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