The Nease Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Fernandina Beach Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Nease lost 8-1 to Tocoi Creek on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly seven runs.
Meanwhile, Fernandina Beach put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Yulee 9-2. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by six runs or more this season.
Lucas Hutchinson and Grady Stevens made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hutchinson tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Stevens struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. At the plate, Hutchinson went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Stevens scored a run while going 3-for-4. That triple marked the first that Hutchinson hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tanner Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Trace Farmer was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Fernandina Beach's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Nease, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
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