The St. Joseph Academy Flashes will head out on the road to take on the First Coast Buccaneers at 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph Academy is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
St. Joseph Academy will head into Monday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They fell victim to a tough 11-3 loss at the hands of Bolles. St. Joseph Academy has not had much luck with Bolles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
St. Joseph Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talan McDonald, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
First Coast never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Nease on Monday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 13-5 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for First Coast's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Braeden Mcnamee looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, First Coast got a massive performance out of Hunter Carns, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ezekiel Ansley, who went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs.
St. Joseph Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 17-7. As for First Coast, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Joseph Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like First Coast struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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