The Spruce Creek Hawks will square off against the DeLand Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Spruce Creek comes in on 14 and DeLand on five.
Spruce Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand West Port a 10-0 shutout. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by eight runs or more this season.
Jordan Livingston looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February.
Justin Cronin
| 04/15/25 vs West Port | 3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Deltona | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ Timber Creek | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs St. Augustine | 2 |
| 02/26/25 vs Oviedo | 2 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Justin Cronin, who fired off three triples, three RBI, and one stolen base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Badalato, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, DeLand beat University 5-2 on Tuesday.
The win got DeLand back to even at 13-13. As for Spruce Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 24-2.
Spruce Creek beat DeLand 6-2 in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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