Baseball Recap: Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks vs. Williston Red Devils
Port St. Joe came tearing into Wednesday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Williston Red Devils as they made off with a 10-2 win. That's two games straight that Port St. Joe has won by exactly eight runs.
Max Godwin made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Godwin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Godwin was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, CJ Conway was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Peyton Knox was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
On Williston's side, they got a good showing from Wiley North, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Williston saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AJ Hilligoss, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Koleby Benson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
Port St. Joe's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. As for Williston, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15.
Port St. Joe will be playing at home against Seminole County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Williston, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Franklin County at 7:00 p.m. Franklin County will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Williston surely won't give up without a fight.
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