Creekside is 8-2 against St. Augustine since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Creekside Knights will look to defend their home field against the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Creekside will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Creekside's hitters rose to the challenge against a Barracudas pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.94 points allowed on Monday. Creekside was the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over Beachside.
Hudson Hyatt tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Michael Bysheim, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Zack Jackson was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Nease by a score of 5-4. St. Augustine has not had much luck with Nease recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
St. Augustine saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Ahr, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Creekside's win bumped their record up to 11-7. As for St. Augustine, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Creekside has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Augustine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Creekside took their victory against St. Augustine when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 10-1. Will Creekside repeat their success, or does St. Augustine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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