There's no place like home for Beachside, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Yulee Hornets a 3-0 shutout on Friday. This was payback for Beachside, who suffered a 4-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Jake Meadows, who gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep Yulee off the board. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Caden Murphy, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Yulee's side, they got a good showing from Brodie Nichols, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Nichols has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Beachside has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Yulee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Beachside will take on Baldwin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Yulee, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Fleming Island at 6:30 p.m.
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