The Bartram Trail Bears will challenge the Keystone Heights Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bartram Trail's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Keystone Heights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Bartram Trail's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Monday's struggle, when Episcopal School of Jacksonville hitters got past them. The Bears lost 12-1 to the Eagles on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.
Lucie McDonald was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Keystone Heights was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 9-4 to Santa Fe.
Keystone Heights saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amberlea Wagner, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
Bartram Trail's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Keystone Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bartram Trail has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Keystone Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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