The Yulee Hornets will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Suwannee Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Yulee waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Saints a 4-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Yulee has won by exactly four runs.
Josh McCormick tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. Brodie Nichols picked up the save, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, JJ Matuson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Tripp Hannah, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Suwannee had just enough and edged Wakulla out 8-7 on Thursday. That's two games straight that Suwannee has won by just one run.
Suwannee got a big performance out of Hunter Watson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Brooks, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Yulee's win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Suwannee, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Yulee has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Suwannee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Yulee skirted past Suwannee 4-3 in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Will Yulee repeat their success, or does Suwannee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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