Vanguard entered their tilt with Belleview on Thursday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Belleview Rattlers a 6-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.
Not much got past Cooper Ragle, who gave up just five hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Belleview off the board. Ragle has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Vanguard saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Clayton ?CT? Antonucci, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Knights
| 03/13/25 vs Belleview | 6-0 |
| 03/10/25 vs Crystal River | 16-1 |
| 03/04/25 vs West Port | 13-3 |
| 02/26/25 vs Williston | 9-5 |
| 02/17/25 vs Dunnellon | 7-6 |
| + 3 more games |
Vanguard pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Belleview, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5.
Coming up, Vanguard will be playing at home against Matanzas at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Belleview, they are taking a road trip to face off against South Sumter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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