The Tocoi Creek Toros will head out on the road to square off against the First Coast Buccaneers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Tocoi Creek is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 12 games.
On Tuesday, Tocoi Creek beat Clay by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-4.
The team relied heavily on Ben Robinson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, while First Coast put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Fletcher. First Coast skirted past Fletcher 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for First Coast.
Braeden Mcnamee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, First Coast saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Howlett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Tocoi Creek pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs per game. As for First Coast, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tocoi Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like First Coast struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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