The Vero Beach Indians will square off against the Wellington Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Vero Beach is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Palm Beach Central 11-4. Considering Vero Beach has won 12 matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Finley Holmes made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Holmes has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Holmes was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Vero Beach got a great performance from Cody Morgan as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Morgan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Garret Srigley was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jace Romans, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wellington has not done well against Park Vista recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Wellington walked away with a 4-1 victory over Park Vista.
Wellington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Goncalves, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Vero Beach's win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-4. As for Wellington, the victory got them back to even at 14-14.
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