Baseball Preview: Crestview Bulldogs vs. West Florida Jaguars
Crestview and West Florida are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Crestview Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Florida Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crestview will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but Crestview had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Mosley. Crestview has not had much luck with Mosley recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Crestview saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony St. Vincent, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
West Florida aren't just finding sucess at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to eight. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over Fort Walton Beach.
Jordan Hosman tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Adam Geiger, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Thomas, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Crestview's defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for West Florida, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crestview has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Florida struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Crestview might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from West Florida in their previous matchup on April 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hosman, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Crestview knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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