Baseball Game Preview: Wakulla War Eagles vs. Marianna Bulldogs

War Eagles

Runs

03/27/25 vs Liberty County	8
03/26/25 @ Chiles	0
03/25/25 @ Maclay	2
03/18/25 @ Madison County	8
03/17/25 @ North Florida Christian	5
+ 12 more games

The Wakulla War Eagles will challenge the Marianna Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Wakulla is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.

While Wakulla's win against Liberty County wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Wakulla narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Liberty County 8-6. The win continues a trend for the War Eagles in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won seven in a row.

Mack Johnson tossed a big game, tossing 6.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits.

At the plate, Sam Bruce was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Klees, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Marianna, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against Chipley by a score of 10-7 on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Bulldogs as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

Marianna also got a great performance from Riley Adkinson as he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Adkinson also tossed a walk, which is notable because Marianna is 5-2 when he allows at most two walks, but 3-9 otherwise.

On the hitting side, Jackson Roberts was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Marianna's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 6-10 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Torin Clark-Hussey, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.

Marianna's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Wakulla, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.