The First Coast Buccaneers are taking a road trip to challenge the Tocoi Creek Toros at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. First Coast has given up an average of 6.7 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
First Coast came up short against Paxon School For Advanced Studies on Tuesday, falling 13-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their meetings with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
Destiny Mays was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that she hit this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Tocoi Creek was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bradford.
Tocoi Creek saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaycee Huff, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Tocoi Creek has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for First Coast, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Both First Coast and Tocoi Creek just can't seem to miss. The Buccaneers have been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. However, it's not like Tocoi Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.2 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
First Coast suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Tocoi Creek when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Buccaneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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