Baseball Preview: Keystone Heights Indians vs. Baldwin Indians
The Keystone Heights Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Baldwin Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keystone Heights is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
After only one run in their last matchup, Keystone Heights made sure to put some runs up on the board against North Marion on Tuesday. Keystone Heights walked away with an 11-7 victory over North Marion.
Keystone Heights got a great performance from Gage Barry as he tossed six innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Keystone Heights let Aiden Screen and Kenneth Guy loose on the outfield. Screen went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Guy scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Austin Smith, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Baldwin came up short against Orange Park on Tuesday and fell 6-3. Baldwin has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Baldwin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CJ Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Chase Staley was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Baldwin was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Keystone Heights' win bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Baldwin, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
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