The Palatka Panthers will take on the Keystone Heights Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Palatka 3.6, Keystone Heights 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Palatka's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on P.K. Yonge with a sharp 11-0 win. Considering the Panthers have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mason Malloy was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Paxton Sweat, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Palatka was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Keystone Heights waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Broncos.
Ty Mitzel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up nine Ks. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Destin Harnage, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Guage Barry, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Palatka pushed their record up to 9-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Keystone Heights, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.
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