Suwannee hasn't had much luck against Branford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Suwannee Bulldogs will host the Branford Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Suwannee easily dispatched Hamilton County on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Suwannee fell just short of Lafayette by a score of 6-4 on Thursday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Suwannee saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayden Green, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another was Maylee Gabey, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Even though they lost, Suwannee hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Branford's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Crystal River on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Buccaneers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Laila Arnold spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
With the defeat, Branford broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Suwannee, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Suwannee couldn't quite finish off Branford in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can Suwannee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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