Lake Weir's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Crescent City Raiders a 10-0 shutout. That looming 10-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hurricanes yet this season.
Chapter Jones was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to hits, as he's now got three or more in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of D'Angelo Erazo, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Hurricanes
| 03/14/25 vs Crescent City | 53.6% |
| 03/13/25 @ Forest | 21.1% |
| 03/11/25 vs West Port | 26.7% |
| 03/06/25 @ Interlachen | 31.2% |
| 03/04/25 vs Forest | 13% |
| + 23 more games |
Lake Weir was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .536. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Lake Weir has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.25 hits in those games compared to only 5.55 in the others. This is the second loss in a row for Crescent City and nudges their season record down to 2-9.
Lake Weir and Crescent City could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Lake Weir will take on Baker County at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday down 279 places (494 vs. 215). Lake Weir has given up an average of 7.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. Similarly, Crescent City (ranked 547th) will meet Fulton (ranked 53rd) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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