The Spruce Creek Hawks will take on the West Port Wolf Pack at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Spruce Creek has 13 straight wins, West Port has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Spruce Creek's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Viera as they made off with a 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Spruce Creek, who have now won 13 games by eight runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Garrett Grant's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Tyler Boyesen was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-4. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Seamus Moylan was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
Boyesen wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Spruce Creek lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
West Port had taken Interlachen down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. The Wolf Pack fell 8-3 to the Rams.
West Port saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Cordes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Spruce Creek pushed their record up to 23-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for West Port, their loss dropped their record down to 3-21.
West Port's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Spruce Creek hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .320. It's a different story for West Port, though, as they've only averaged .183. Will they be able to contain Spruce Creek's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
