The Yulee Hornets are taking a road trip to take on the Mandarin Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Yulee will be strutting in after a victory while Mandarin will be coming in after a loss.
Yulee had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 18-run drubbing they dealt Andrew Jackson on Monday. Yulee blew past Andrew Jackson 18-0. That looming 18-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hornets yet this season.
Kenny Schweitzer
| 03/03/25 @ Andrew Jackson | 2 |
| 02/14/25 vs Duval Charter | 2 |
| 02/11/25 @ Eagle's View | 2 |
| 02/21/25 vs Orange Park | 1 |
| 02/18/25 @ Englewood | 1 |
Kenny Schweitzer made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Schweitzer was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3. He has become a key player for Yulee: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 2-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, Yulee let Alex Davis and Jared Malphrus run wild. Davis scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Malphrus scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Brodie Nichols was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Yulee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Mandarin started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Eagle's View. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-1 on Friday. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mandarin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Smedley, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Smedley brought in this season.
Yulee is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. Mandarin's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Yulee was able to grind out a solid win over Mandarin when the teams last played back in March of 2016, winning 5-1. Will Yulee repeat their success, or does Mandarin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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