Baseball Preview: Wakulla Christian School Saints vs. Franklin County Seahawks
After two games on the road, Wakulla Christian School is heading back home. They will take on the Franklin County Seahawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Monday, Wakulla Christian School suffered a tough 19-9 defeat at the hands of Deerfield-Windsor.
Wakulla Christian School saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Langston Stephens, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Stephens has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jay Brown was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, Franklin County came up short against Cottondale on Tuesday and fell 7-3.
Wakulla Christian School has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Franklin County, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Wakulla Christian School has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Franklin County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Wakulla Christian School couldn't quite finish off Franklin County in their previous matchup on March 6th and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Franklin County's Cody Abercrombie, who struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Wakulla Christian School knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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