Taylor County entered their tilt with Suwannee with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Suwannee Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Friday. For Taylor County, this counts as revenge for the 14-0 defeat Suwannee walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2018.
Not much got past Ethan Tuten, who gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Suwannee off the board. Tuten has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Taylor County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harris Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Suwannee's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jace Moran, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Taylor County pushed their record up to 7-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs per game. As for Suwannee, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Taylor County will face off against Union County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Union County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Suwannee, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Leon at 5:00 p.m. Suwannee's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Leon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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