New Smyrna Beach's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Florida Christian on Tuesday. The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas walked away with a 9-4 win over the Deltona Wolves. For New Smyrna Beach, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss Deltona walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Mattox Meeks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Onz Wright, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek West, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Deltona's side, Garnier Abreu was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Abreu has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Deltona saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Martinez, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Garrett Thompson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
New Smyrna Beach's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Deltona, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Smyrna Beach will take on Windermere at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Deltona, they will be playing at home against Astronaut at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Deltona's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Astronaut's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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