The Santa Fe Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the Suwannee Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, Santa Fe came up short against Union County and fell 5-2. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Santa Fe saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Irizarry, who went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Suwannee came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 6-1. The game was the first time the Bulldogs have beaten the Raiders on their field since February 27, 2020.
Grayson Greene spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on G Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Noah Lopez, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Suwannee pushed their record up to 13-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Santa Fe, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
Santa Fe came up short against Suwannee in their previous meeting on Tuesday, falling 6-1. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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