Bartram Trail is 0-5 against Spruce Creek since May of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Bartram Trail Bears will look to defend their home field against the Spruce Creek Hawks at 6:30 p.m.
Bartram Trail is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since March 22, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Columbia by a score of 10-8. The loss was the Bears' first of the season.
Bradley Dennis stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored a run while going 3-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Chevez Hairston, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Spruce Creek put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Flagler Palm Coast get on the board and left with a 17-0 win. That looming 17-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hawks yet this season.
Garrett Grant looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Justin Cronin, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Seamus Moylan was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Spruce Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Having lost for the first time this season, Bartram Trail fell to 3-1. As for Spruce Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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