Baseball Preview: Suwannee Bulldogs vs. Rickards Raiders
Suwannee is 9-1 against Rickards since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Suwannee Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Rickards Raiders at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Suwannee's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Rickards has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Friday, Suwannee got the win against Chiefland by a conclusive 14-8.
Jace Moran was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Moran has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Moran was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Lopez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Grayson Bonds was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 18 runs the game before, Rickards was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Rutherford.
Rickards saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Rolle, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Rickards hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Suwannee is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6-1 record this season. As for Rickards, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Suwannee has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Rickards struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Suwannee's way against Rickards in their previous meeting back in March as Suwannee made off with a 15-4 victory. Will Suwannee repeat their success, or does Rickards have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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