The Beachside Barracudas will face off against the ED White Commanders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While Beachside's win against Fleming Island wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Barracudas' pitchers stepped up to hand the Golden Eagles a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Barracudas, who have now won three games in a row.
Christian Capriglione
| 04/01/26 vs Fleming Island | 5 |
| 03/17/26 @ Foundation Academy | 4 |
| 02/10/26 @ Bartram Trail | 3 |
| 03/06/26 vs Ponte Vedra | 2 |
| 02/25/26 vs Fletcher | 2 |
Christian Capriglione looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Beachside saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Nickel, who went 2-for-3 with one double. Eli Mavarez also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for ED White, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Orange Park 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Commanders have posted against the Raiders since April 12, 2018.
The team relied heavily on Kenai Wilkins, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. ED White is undefeated when Wilkins posts two or more runs, but 3-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jachob Kaplitz, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Beachside's win bumped their record up to 13-9. As for ED White, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
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