The Matanzas Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Vanguard Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Matanzas has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight defeats, while Vanguard will come in with three straight victories.
On Friday, Matanzas didn't have quite enough to beat Palatka and fell 6-5.
Dylan Vanderbur made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-2. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Wiley Connor, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Vanguard owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They put the hurt on Belleview with a sharp 6-0 win. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Cooper Ragle's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Vanguard saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Clayton ?CT? Antonucci, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Vanguard pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Matanzas, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Matanzas has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Vanguard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.5 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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