Fernandina Beach has been on the road for four straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Andrew Jackson Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Fernandina Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Fernandina Beach gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Hilliard a 12-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Kinleigh Curry's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fernandina Beach got a massive performance out of Coral Trotter, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Murallo, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Andrew Jackson lost 18-6 to Bolles on Thursday. Andrew Jackson has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jada Valentine and Naturelle Harrision did some serious damage despite the final result: Valentine scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Harrision scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sydney Huggins, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Fernandina Beach's win bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Andrew Jackson, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Fernandina Beach hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Andrew Jackson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Fernandina Beach took their victory against Andrew Jackson in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 14-1. Will Fernandina Beach repeat their success, or does Andrew Jackson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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