The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas will head out on the road to take on the DeLand Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. DeLand took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on New Smyrna Beach, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, New Smyrna Beach beat Pine Ridge by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Smyrna Beach.
Mattox Meeks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, New Smyrna Beach saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landyn Abernethy, who went 2-for-3 with a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Tate Haag, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, DeLand was a bit more limited in their matchup on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Winter Springs.
New Smyrna Beach has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for DeLand, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
New Smyrna Beach came up short against DeLand in their previous matchup back in March, falling 8-4. Can New Smyrna Beach avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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