The Cedar Key Sharks will face off against the Countryside Christian Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Countryside Christian is headed out to face a Sharks team ready to give their home crowd a win. Cedar Key lost 33-1 to West Port on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Countryside Christian had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They put the hurt on Peniel Baptist Academy with a sharp 18-7 victory. The win continues a trend for the Minutemen in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won four in a row.
Hunter Burgess and Lucas Gruenwald made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Burgess pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Gruenwald struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. What's more, Burgess posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2025. At bat, Burgess went 3-for-6 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Gruenwald went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Countryside Christian got a massive performance out of Dayton Hulst, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Brayden Dalton was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs.
Countryside Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Peniel Baptist Academy only posted an OBP of .400.
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