Baseball Preview: Bradford Tornadoes vs. Keystone Heights Indians
Bradford is 0-10 against Keystone Heights since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bradford Tornadoes will be playing at home against the Keystone Heights Indians at 6:00 p.m.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Bradford had to settle for a 12-11 loss against Fort White. Bradford has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jeffrey Brugh was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Stucky, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Keystone Heights can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Baker County as Keystone Heights made off with a 9-1 victory. The win was just what Keystone Heights needed coming off of a 7-0 defeat in their prior game.
Gage Barry tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kenneth Guy, who went 2-for-4 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Austin Musgrove was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Bradford's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Keystone Heights, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6.
Bradford came up short against Keystone Heights in their previous meeting back in March, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Keystone Heights' Ty Mitzel, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Bradford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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