New Smyrna Beach's hitters rose to the challenge against a Eagles pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.82 points allowed on Thursday. The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas never let the Trinity Christian Academy Eagles onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for New Smyrna Beach, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brody Kelly made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Kelly has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Kelly was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, New Smyrna Beach got a massive performance out of Luis Hernandez, who went 2-for-3 with two triples and two RBI. Derek West was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Trinity Christian Academy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reilley Oglageo, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
New Smyrna Beach's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11. As for Trinity Christian Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8.
New Smyrna Beach will be playing at home against Lyman at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they will challenge Master's Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Master's Academy will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Trinity Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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