Orange Park is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Monday. They will host the Beachside Barracudas at 6:30 p.m. Neither Orange Park nor Beachside posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Orange Park fell victim to Mandarin and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 8-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Raiders have suffered since February 15th.
Orange Park saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Forrester, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. The dominant performance gave Forrester a new career-high in stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Beachside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Episcopal School of Jacksonville.
Beachside also got a good showing from Wyatt Winget, who pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Winget has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
Beachside's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Orange Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Orange Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Beachside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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