The Suwannee Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Yulee Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, it was close, but Suwannee sidestepped Wakulla for an 8-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Suwannee.
Suwannee got a big performance out of Hunter Watson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Logan Brooks, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Yulee had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Saints a 4-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Yulee has won by exactly four runs.
Yulee also got a great performance from Josh McCormick as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. Brodie Nichols picked up the save, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, JJ Matuson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Tripp Hannah was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Suwannee is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season. As for Yulee, their record now sits at 10-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Suwannee has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Yulee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
