The Berkeley Prep Buccaneers will be playing in front of their home fans against The Villages Charter Buffalo at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Berkeley Prep beat Baker County 6-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Berkeley Prep.
Jett Walters tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nolan Metcalf was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Julius Pfau, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, The Villages Charter got themselves on the board against IMG Academy Royal on Monday, but IMG Academy Royal never followed suit. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Ascenders 1-0.
The Villages Charter also got a great performance from Dominic Pittman as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, The Villages Charter's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Marcello Cortale, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Berkeley Prep's win bumped their record up to 3-9. As for The Villages Charter, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Berkeley Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like The Villages Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Berkeley Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against The Villages Charter when the teams last played back in May of 2022, sneaking past 2-0. Does Berkeley Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will The Villages Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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