Baseball Game Preview: P.K. Yonge Blue Wave vs. Interlachen Rams

By Team Reports Apr 25, 2024, 9:38am

Baseball Preview: P.K. Yonge Blue Wave vs. Interlachen Rams

P.K. Yonge is 8-2 against Interlachen since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Interlachen Rams at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

P.K. Yonge's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Oak Hall on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, P.K. Yonge's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Meanwhile, Interlachen suffered a rough 13-1 loss at the hands of Oakleaf on Wednesday. Interlachen has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Interlachen saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devon Williams, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.

P.K. Yonge's defeat dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Interlachen, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. P.K. Yonge has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Interlachen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.

P.K. Yonge came out on top in a nail-biter against Interlachen when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 11-10. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Interlachen's Cason Thomas, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will P.K. Yonge still be able to contain Thomas? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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