Softball Preview: Fort White Indians vs. Baker County Wildcats
The Fort White Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Baker County Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Fort White faced Trenton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Fort White fell just short of Trenton by a score of 2-1. Fort White has not had much luck with Trenton recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Fort White saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Kelly, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Baker County's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Chloe Woods spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Fort White's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3. As for Baker County, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fort White has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Baker County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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