Fernandina Beach won the last time they faced First Coast, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Fernandina Beach Pirates walked away with a 5-2 win over the First Coast Buccaneers. That's two games straight that Fernandina Beach has won by exactly three runs.
Sam Simonds made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Simonds has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Simonds was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Fernandina Beach got a great performance from Grady Stevens as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
Back at the plate, Fernandina Beach let Sean Benjamin and Xavier HuttonCorp loose on the outfield. Benjamin scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while HuttonCorp scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On First Coast's side, Robert Bryson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Fernandina Beach now has a winning record of 5-4. As for First Coast, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-2.
Fernandina Beach will play host again on Friday to welcome Trinity Catholic, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. As for First Coast, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Episcopal School of Jacksonville at 4:05 p.m.
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