The Taylor Wildcats will take on the Peniel Baptist Academy Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Taylor lost 14-3 to New Smyrna Beach on Thursday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Barracudas recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meetings.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Peniel Baptist Academy made sure to put some runs up on the board against Ocala Christian on Monday. Peniel Baptist Academy blew past Ocala Christian 14-4. Considering the Warriors have won four matches by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Layne Bagnall was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). He has become a key player for Peniel Baptist Academy: the team is 4-2 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 1-3 otherwise. Bagnall was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Peniel Baptist Academy let Glenn Burnett and Brody Lail run wild. Burnett scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Lail went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one double. Lail is becoming a predictor of Peniel Baptist Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-5 when he doesn't). Jeremy Rae was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one triple.
Peniel Baptist Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
The victory got Peniel Baptist Academy back to even at 5-5. As for Taylor, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Taylor took their win against Peniel Baptist Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-3. Does Taylor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Peniel Baptist Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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