After flying high against Beachside on Tuesday, Tocoi Creek came back down to earth. The Toros took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bradford Tornadoes on Wednesday. The Toros were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tornadoes earlier this season, when they won 11-3.
Tocoi Creek saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaycee Huff, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Tocoi Creek dropped their record down to 10-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. Those road defeats can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bradford, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season.
Tocoi Creek will face off against First Coast at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Buccaneers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.67 runs per game on average), something the Toros will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Bradford, they will challenge Union County at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Tornadoes' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Fightin' Tigers have averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season.
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