It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Eustis had no problem doing just that on Sunday. They won by a run and slipped past the Vanguard Knights 4-3. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Knights on Saturday, they had to take a 5-4 defeat.
Braeden Barnes
| 03/18/26 vs Deltona | 3 |
| 03/10/26 @ Pine Ridge | 3 |
| 05/03/26 vs Vanguard | 2 |
| 03/25/26 @ Tavares | 2 |
| 03/17/26 vs Martin County | 2 |
| + 14 more games |
The team relied heavily on Braeden Barnes, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. Eustis is 6-1 when Barnes posts two or more runs, but 11-12 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Parker Yero, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Eustis has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-13 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Vanguard, their loss dropped their record down to 19-9.
Coming up, Eustis will take on Bishop Moore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Hornets have averaged an impressive 8.4 runs per game this season. Vanguard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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