The Fernandina Beach Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Keystone Heights Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Fernandina Beach is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Thursday, Fernandina Beach came up short against Baker County and fell 12-7.
Sam Simonds was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Grant Blalock was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Keystone Heights suffered a rough 13-3 loss at the hands of Baldwin on Thursday.
Keystone Heights saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Mitzel, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Fernandina Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Keystone Heights, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fernandina Beach has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Keystone Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Fernandina Beach's way against Keystone Heights in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Fernandina Beach made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fernandina Beach since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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