The Yulee Hornets will take on the Fernandina Beach Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Yulee is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against University Christian on Thursday. They fell just short of the Christians by a score of 4-2. The loss was the Hornets' first of the season.
Yulee saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Sawyer, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, Fernandina Beach came up short against Fletcher on Thursday and fell 10-5. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rylee Murallo was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kaitlin Eaton, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Yulee fell to 1-1-1. As for Fernandina Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Yulee was able to grind out a solid victory over Fernandina Beach in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 7-4. Will Yulee repeat their success, or does Fernandina Beach have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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