The Yulee Hornets will head out on the road to take on the Beachside Barracudas at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Yulee is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
After soaring to 15 runs the game before, Yulee were a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Keystone Heights.
Yulee saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Jones, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Beachside came up short against Middleburg on Thursday and fell 7-3.
Yulee's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Beachside, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Yulee has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Beachside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Yulee skirted past Beachside 4-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yulee since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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