The Oakleaf Knights will take on the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets in a tournament on Saturday. Oakleaf's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Thomas County Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Oakleaf saw some tournament action on Friday. They fell just short of Florida State University High School by a score of 6-5. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
JP Espinosa made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those stolen bases were his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jay Arzuaga-Flores, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Thomas County Central fell victim to Baldwin and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 1-0. The loss was the Yellow Jackets' first of the season.
Thomas County Central also got a good showing from Braden Griffin, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Thomas County Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Payne, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
Oakleaf's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Thomas County Central, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Oakleaf has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Thomas County Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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