Keystone Heights is 8-2 against Middleburg since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Keystone Heights Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Middleburg Broncos at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Keystone Heights has four straight victories, Middleburg has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Keystone Heights is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Tocoi Creek with a sharp 12-3 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for Keystone Heights, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Ty Mitzel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mitzel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Gage Barry tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Tallon Campbell and Kenneth Guy did most of the damage at the plate: Campbell went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Guy got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Andru Siemer, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Middleburg's offense. They fell victim to a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Ponte Vedra on Thursday.
Keystone Heights' victory bumped their record up to 17-6. As for Middleburg, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.
Keystone Heights beat Middleburg 8-4 when the teams last played on April 2nd. Does Keystone Heights have another victory up their sleeve, or will Middleburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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