Glades Day has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Jupiter Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Glades Day will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Glades Day stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 16-5 margin over Lake Worth Christian.
Gray Redish made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Redish was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Blake Barnes was a standout: he scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jadin Herrera, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Jupiter Christian waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 7-4.
Jupiter Christian also got a great performance from James Rheinecker as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Matthew Schulz was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jaden Kostura was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Glades Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Jupiter Christian, they pushed their record up to 7-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Glades Day has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Jupiter Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Glades Day skirted past Jupiter Christian 5-4 in their previous meeting last Monday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Jupiter Christian's Ben Dulin, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Glades Day still be able to contain Dulin? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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