Orange Park is on a three-game streak of home losses, and St. Augustine a 15-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Orange Park Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Palatka hit Orange Park with a five-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raiders lost 11-1 to the Panthers. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly ten runs.
Orange Park saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Louque, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine came up short against Flagler Palm Coast on Wednesday, falling 18-4.
Gus Campbell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in both of her plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
St. Augustine's loss dropped their record down to 0-21. As for Orange Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
St. Augustine's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Orange Park hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .320. It's a different story for St. Augustine, though, as they've only averaged .229. Will they be able to contain Orange Park's hitters?
Orange Park was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Augustine in their previous meeting back in March, winning 14-11. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Yellow Jackets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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