Baseball Recap: Poplar Springs Atomics vs. Wewahitchka Gators
Poplar Springs put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Wewahitchka Gators as the Poplar Springs Atomics made off with a 15-3 win. The victory was familiar territory for Poplar Springs who now have seven in a row.
Landen Gammons was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Gammons was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Baron Hall, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brayson Blanton, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Wewahitchka's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zay McDaniel, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Poplar Springs' win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. As for Wewahitchka, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Poplar Springs is on the road again on Thursday to play Altha at 5:45 p.m. Poplar Springs is facing Altha at the right time seeing as Altha is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Wewahitchka, they will head out on the road to square off against Liberty County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty County's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Wewahitchka's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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