Baseball Preview: Wakulla War Eagles vs. Arnold Marlins
The Wakulla War Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Arnold Marlins at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wakulla will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Wakulla is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Suwannee 6-5.
Will Chipman looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wakulla let Parker Lawhon and Haden Klees loose on the outfield. Lawhon scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Klees got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Arnold narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Santa Fe 4-3.
Cooper Moss made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Moss was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Moss wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Laymon, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Wakulla is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5-1 record this season. As for Arnold, they pushed their record up to 22-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Wakulla came up short against Arnold in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, falling 6-3. Can Wakulla avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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