The Deltona Wolves will head out on the road to take on the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Deltona can't be too worried about heading out to take on Flagler Palm Coast: they just beat Lake Mary at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Deltona sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Lake Mary on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Deltona has won by just one run.
Mason Draper looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jayden Lochiatto, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Yandiel Torres, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Flagler Palm Coast narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Pine Ridge 5-3.
Dalton Roberts spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Flagler Palm Coast saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Clymer, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for Deltona and bumps their season record up to 8-14. As for Flagler Palm Coast, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season.
Deltona came out on top in a nail-biter against Flagler Palm Coast when the teams last played back in April of 2022, sneaking past 8-6. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Flagler Palm Coast's Tanner Araujo, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Deltona to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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