The Ponte Vedra Sharks will head out to challenge the First Coast Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ponte Vedra is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Ponte Vedra proved they can win big on Friday (they won by six) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Tocoi Creek 2-1.
Ponte Vedra got a great performance from CJ McKenzie as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
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At the plate, Ponte Vedra's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack Brady, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Brady has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for First Coast, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They never let Ribault get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Wednesday.
The result came thanks to Khalin Daniels's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Kris Thorne was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
First Coast hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ribault struck out seven times.
First Coast has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Ponte Vedra, their record now sits at 13-8.
Ponte Vedra couldn't quite finish off First Coast in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 and fell 4-2. Can the Sharks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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