
Blue Wave
03/11/25 vs Ocala Christian | 22 |
03/06/25 @ Eastside | 16 |
02/25/25 @ Ocala Christian | 15 |
02/28/25 vs Saint Francis Catholic | 14 |
03/07/25 vs Bradford | 12 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask P.K. Yonge). They never let the Ocala Christian Crusaders get on the board and left with a 22-0 victory on Tuesday. The win was familiar territory for the Blue Wave, who have now won three contests in a row.
Nico Wheeler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wheeler was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Preston Splitt was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Matt Knott also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
P.K. Yonge hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
P.K. Yonge pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Ocala Christian, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. P.K. Yonge will host Vanguard at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Vanguard's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so P.K. Yonge's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ocala Christian, they will be playing at home against Countryside Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ocala Christian has given up an average of 18.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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