The Yulee Hornets will head out to square off against the Oakleaf Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Yulee's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Oakleaf's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Yulee was handed a eight-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They had just enough and edged out West Nassau 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hornets have posted since May 2, 2024.
Not much got past Kyleigh Golden, who gave up just two hits to keep West Nassau off the board. That's the fewest hits Golden has allowed since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Oakleaf came up short against Columbia on Thursday and fell 7-3.
Charlotte Maddox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Oakleaf saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaydyn Beall, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Yulee pushed their record up to 4-2-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 10.25 hits in those games compared to only 2.67 in the others. As for Oakleaf, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
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