The Palatka Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Keystone Heights Indians at 7:20 p.m. on Friday.
Palatka will head out to face Keystone Heights after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Palatka took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of P.K. Yonge. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Blue Wave: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Keystone Heights was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Eastside could gain the upper hand on Friday so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 draw. The outcome might've been different if Aaron Wiley hadn't been hit with a yellow card, which no doubt limited his ability to make aggressive plays down the stretch.
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Anthony Brunt scored all three of Keystone Heights' goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Keystone Heights' draw gives them a new season record of 1-1-1. As for Palatka, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Palatka might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Keystone Heights when the teams last played back in December of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Palatka was down 3-0.
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