Middleburg is 8-2 against Orange Park since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Middleburg Broncos will head out on the road to square off against the Orange Park Raiders at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Middleburg fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Menendez on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 3-2. Middleburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maddox Lee spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Middleburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Bradshaw, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Even though they lost, Middleburg was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Orange Park won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 11-3 defeat at the hands of Palatka. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Orange Park in their matchups with Palatka: they've now lost nine in a row.
Middleburg now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Orange Park, their record now sits at 4-7.
Middleburg couldn't quite finish off Orange Park when the teams last played on Friday and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Orange Park's Josh Taylor, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that Middleburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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