Baseball Recap: Spruce Creek Beats St. Augustine for Their Sixth Straight Victory

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

02/21/25 vs Flagler Palm Coast	17
02/26/25 vs Oviedo	12
03/13/25 @ Seabreeze	10
03/11/25 vs University	10
02/25/25 @ Bartram Trail	9

Spruce Creek had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They blew past the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets 11-3. Considering the Hawks have won nine contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Lamar Edwards was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Nathan Ricko was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one double.

Spruce Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Augustine only posted an OBP of .214.

Spruce Creek's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for St. Augustine, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-11.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Spruce Creek will head out to square off against Timber Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Timber Creek has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for St. Augustine, they are taking a road trip to challenge Fernandina Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Augustine's pitchers better be ready for this one: Fernandina Beach has averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.