The Palatka Panthers will challenge the Williston Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Williston took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Palatka, who comes in off a win.
Williston will be up against a hot Palatka squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Palatka's pitcher stepped up to hand Middleburg a 1-0 shutout on Friday. The one-run effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Brayden Johns
Not much got past Brayden Johns, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Middleburg off the board. Johns also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Palatka is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Palatka's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Surrency, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Palatka hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Middleburg struck out ten times.
Meanwhile, Williston fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Lafayette on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 4-3. That makes it the first time this season the Red Devils have let down their home crowd.
Palatka pushed their record up to 4-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Williston, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
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