The Fort White Indians will head out on the road to take on the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fort White is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Fort White earned an 8-4 win over Branford.
The team relied heavily on Hayden Adams, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Carson Capallia was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, P.K. Yonge scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Eastside with a sharp 26-5 victory. Considering P.K. Yonge has won four contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Micah Gratto made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Gratto was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Luke Sparkman was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Hope, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Fort White now has a winning record of 8-7. As for P.K. Yonge, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Fort White came up short against P.K. Yonge when the teams last played back in February, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of P.K. Yonge's Nick Roach, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Fort White knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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