Baseball Recap: Gulf Breeze Dolphins vs. Harrison County Thorobreds
Gulf Breeze won the last time they faced Harrison County, and things went their way on Monday too. The Gulf Breeze Dolphins came out on top in a nail-biter against the Harrison County Thorobreds and snuck past 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Gulf Breeze.
Londen Taylor looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kerrigan Hale relieved him and did a solid job, tossing three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Gulf Breeze's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josh Petersen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Harrison County's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cliffy Mcllvain, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Gulf Breeze's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Harrison County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gulf Breeze will face off against West Florida at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games West Florida has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Harrison County, they will head out on the road to square off against Escambia at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Harrison County: 3.9, Escambia: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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