The Yulee Hornets will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Englewood Rams at 6:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Yulee: 4.1, Englewood: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Yulee fell victim to Beachside and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Barracudas. The contest marked that first time this year in which Yulee was not able to get on the board.
Yulee got a good showing from Brodie Nichols, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Nichols has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Englewood unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Fletcher by a score of 3-1. Englewood has not had much luck with Fletcher recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Englewood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Brown, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
This is the second loss in a row for Yulee and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for Englewood, their loss dropped their record down to 11-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Yulee has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Englewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Yulee was able to grind out a solid victory over Englewood in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 4-1. Does Yulee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Englewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
