Baseball Preview: Escambia Gators vs. Booker T. Washington Wildcats
Escambia is 9-1 against Booker T. Washington since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Escambia Gators will challenge the Booker T. Washington Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Escambia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Escambia had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Pace.
Escambia saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Pardue, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Even though they lost, Escambia lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Booker T. Washington had no problem doing just that on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Eagles.
Travis Bright tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
Escambia's loss dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Booker T. Washington, their win bumped their record up to 7-17.
Booker T. Washington's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Escambia hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .326. It's a different story for Booker T. Washington, though, as they've only averaged .229. Will they be able to contain Escambia's hitters?
Escambia took their victory against Booker T. Washington in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Escambia since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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