The Orange Park Raiders are on the road again on Thursday to play the Englewood Rams at 6:00 p.m. Orange Park will be strutting in after a victory while Englewood will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Orange Park beat Baldwin 6-3.
Yaziel Del Valle was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Robert Barnett was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Englewood fell victim to Bolles and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. Englewood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Englewood saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Brown, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Orange Park's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Englewood, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Orange Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Englewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Orange Park took their victory against Englewood when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orange Park since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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