The Fernandina Beach Pirates have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Trinity Catholic Celtics at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Trinity Catholic took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Fernandina Beach, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Fernandina Beach earned a 5-2 win over First Coast. That's two games straight that Fernandina Beach has won by exactly three runs.
Sam Simonds made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Simonds has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Simonds was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Grady Stevens tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
Back at the plate, Sean Benjamin and Xavier HuttonCorp did most of the damage at the plate: Benjamin scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while HuttonCorp scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Trinity Catholic had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against Bishop Snyder on Thursday.
Trinity Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Elgart, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Fernandina Beach now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Trinity Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fernandina Beach has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Trinity Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Fernandina Beach came out on top in a nail-biter against Trinity Catholic when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Will Fernandina Beach repeat their success, or does Trinity Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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