The First Coast Buccaneers will head out on the road to challenge the Atlantic Coast Stingrays at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with First Coast sitting on five straight wins and Atlantic Coast on six.
On Thursday, First Coast needed a bit of extra time to put away Sandalwood. They won by a run and slipped past the Saints 2-1.
Ryan Barnes
| 04/03/25 @ Sandalwood | 8 |
| 03/27/25 vs Orange Park | 5 |
| 02/10/25 vs Riverside | 5 |
| 02/22/25 @ Liberty County | 4 |
| 02/12/25 vs Beachside | 2 |
Ryan Barnes tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Atlantic Coast earned a 6-3 victory over Mandarin on Thursday.
Atlantic Coast's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Selejan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
First Coast's record now sits at 13-7. As for Atlantic Coast, their record is now 14-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. First Coast has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Atlantic Coast struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
First Coast suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Atlantic Coast in their previous matchup back in February. Can the Buccaneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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