The Yulee Hornets will square off against the Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Yulee is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Karns on Tuesday. They came up short against the Beavers, falling 10-1.
Yulee saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenny Schweitzer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits Schweitzer has posted since back in February.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Old Plank Christian Academy made sure to put some runs up on the board against Parsons Christian Academy on Monday. Old Plank Christian Academy blew past Parsons Christian Academy 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Defenders, who have now won four games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Derrick Rhodes made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Dustin Peele was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was Brody Strickler, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Old Plank Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. Yulee now has a losing record of 8-9.
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