The First Coast Buccaneers will square off against the Trinity Catholic Celtics at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. First Coast is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
First Coast fell victim to Atlantic Coast and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Stingrays by a score of 1-0. The Buccaneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
First Coast saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shane Clayton, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double. Zach Sandell also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Trinity Catholic made sure to put some runs up on the board against Union County on Friday. The Celtics put the hurt on the Fightin' Tigers with a sharp 11-3 win. The Celtics might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
Trinity Catholic let Gavin Greathouse and Wyatt North run wild. Greathouse went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while North got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI. That's the most runs Greathouse has posted since back in February of 2025.
Trinity Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union County only posted an OBP of .226.
First Coast's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Trinity Catholic, their record is now 10-3.
First Coast might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from Trinity Catholic in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can the Buccaneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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