Atlantic and Taylor are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Atlantic Sharks are taking a road trip to take on the Taylor Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Atlantic's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Taylor's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Atlantic fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against New Smyrna Beach on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Barracudas by a score of 2-1. The loss was the Sharks' first of the season.
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Atlantic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Mcarthur, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. Mcarthur has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Taylor didn't have quite enough to beat Mainland on Tuesday and fell 9-8. The Wildcats have struggled against the Buccaneers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Peyton Fender made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Alex Ramos was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Having lost for the first time this season, Atlantic fell to 4-1. As for Taylor, their record now sits at 3-2.
Atlantic took their victory against Taylor in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Atlantic since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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