Baseball Game Preview: West Nassau Warriors vs. South Walton Seahawks

The West Nassau Warriors will head out to face off against the South Walton Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The last four games West Nassau has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

West Nassau is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They beat Fernandina Beach by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4.

The team relied heavily on Foster Hatton, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Layfield, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

West Nassau hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, South Walton came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 15 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.2 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Tornadoes a 10-0 shutout. The Seahawks' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.

South Walton also got a great performance from Denton Lord as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Lord has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Braxton Varnes was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one triple. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Cameron Tipton-Thomas was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.

South Walton's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs over those games. As for West Nassau, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season.