Gainesville has gone a perfect 5-0 against Bradford recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Gainesville Hurricanes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bradford Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gainesville's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against P.K. Yonge as Gainesville made off with an 8-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hurricanes.
Cade Dixon
| 02/14/25 vs P.K. Yonge | 10 |
| 04/19/24 vs Belleview | 8 |
| 04/02/24 vs Newberry | 8 |
| 03/26/24 vs Trenton | 5 |
| 03/08/24 vs Oak Hall | 4 |
Cade Dixon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.1 innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chris Eckhardt, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zak Kazlauskas, who scored a run and stole three bases.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bradford, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top against Covenant School of Jacksonville by a score of 3-0 on Friday.
Not much got past Matthew Stafford, who gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Covenant School of Jacksonville off the board.
On the hitting side, Avery Burgin was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Ryland Rike was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Bradford back to even at 1-1. As for Gainesville, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Gainesville beat Bradford 14-10 in their previous matchup back in March of 2019. Will Gainesville repeat their success, or does Bradford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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