The Atlantic Coast Stingrays will take on the First Coast Buccaneers in a tournament on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Atlantic Coast sitting on six straight wins and First Coast on five.
Atlantic Coast saw some tournament action on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over Mandarin.
Atlantic Coast's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Selejan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but First Coast ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Sandalwood, sneaking past 2-1.
First Coast also got a great performance from Ryan Barnes as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those eight strikeouts gave Barnes a new career-high.
Atlantic Coast's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for First Coast, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
First Coast's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Atlantic Coast has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .433. It's a different story for First Coast, though, as they've only averaged .363. Will they be able to contain Atlantic Coast's hitters?
Everything went Atlantic Coast's way against First Coast when the teams last played back in February, as Atlantic Coast made off with a 16-1 victory. Will the Stingrays repeat their success, or do the Buccaneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
