The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Beachside Barracudas at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Augustine is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
St. Augustine proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Tate out 3-1.
The team relied heavily on Ryan Hansen, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Beachside came up short against Columbia on Thursday and fell 7-3. Beachside has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Beachside also got a good showing from Brady Anderson, who struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Caden Murphy was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Gavin Nickel was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Augustine is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Beachside, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Augustine has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Beachside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. 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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