The Gainesville Hurricanes will take on the Vanguard Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Monday, Gainesville came up short against Bradford and fell 6-1.
Meanwhile, Vanguard had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 8-7 W against the Pirates. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted since February 17th.
The team relied heavily on Clayton ?CT? Antonucci, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Navarro, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Vanguard pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Gainesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Gainesville has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Vanguard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Gainesville's way against Vanguard when the teams last played back in April of 2022, as Gainesville made off with a 17-8 victory. Will Gainesville repeat their success, or does Vanguard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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