Seabreeze is 8-2 against Mainland since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Seabreeze Sandcrabs will look to defend their home field against the Mainland Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Seabreeze's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Flagler Palm Coast on Saturday. The shutout was out of character for Seabreeze seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Seabreeze saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rustin Hurley, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a double. Hurley has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Mainland came up short against Father Lopez on Friday and fell 10-5. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mainland in their matchups with Father Lopez: they've now lost nine in a row.
Eric Bell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Ryan Allen, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Seabreeze has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. As for Mainland, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Seabreeze has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mainland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Seabreeze's way against Mainland in their previous meeting back in March as Seabreeze made off with a 13-1 win. Does Seabreeze have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mainland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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