The Ponte Vedra Sharks will square off against the Mandarin Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Ponte Vedra 3.5, Mandarin 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Ponte Vedra's offense. They fell just short of First Coast by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. The Sharks' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
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Ponte Vedra saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madox Tepper, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Tepper is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mandarin, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Paxon School For Advanced Studies on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now won three in a row.
Jack Nadeau looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Mandarin pushed their record up to 13-11 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Ponte Vedra, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
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