Baseball Preview: West Florida Jaguars vs. Milton Panthers
The West Florida Jaguars will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Milton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Saturday, West Florida made easy work of Crestview and carried off an 8-2 victory. With that win, West Florida brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Jordan Hosman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Hayden Huntsinger was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Ashton Bailey was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Milton gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Mountain View 11-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Milton.
Matthew Simmons and Parker McCoy did most of the damage at the plate: Simmons scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while McCoy scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brock Schmidt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
West Florida's win bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Milton, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season.
West Florida might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Milton when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can West Florida avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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