The Palatka Panthers will head out to face off against the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Palatka is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Matanzas on Friday. Palatka's pitcher stepped up to hand Matanzas a 6-0 shutout.
Not much got past Brayden Johns, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Matanzas off the board.
On the hitting side, Luke Oberman was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Mason Malloy also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask P.K. Yonge). They put the hurt on Ocala Christian with a sharp 15-0 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Blue Wave, who have now won three matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Darius Medley, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nico Wheeler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
P.K. Yonge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .639. The last time their OBP was this high was back in February of 2024.
The victory made it two in a row for P.K. Yonge and bumps their season record up to 3-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs over those games. As for Palatka, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-4.
Palatka suffered a grim 17-1 defeat to P.K. Yonge when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Palatka avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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