Softball Game Preview: Paxton Bobcats vs. Baker Gators

Bobcats

Runs

04/04/25 @ Crestview	3
04/03/25 @ Vernon	14
04/01/25 vs Chipley	15
03/28/25 vs Vernon	15
03/27/25 @ Ponce De Leon	5
+ 7 more games

Paxton is 8-2 against Baker since February of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Bobcats will look to defend their home field against the Gators at 6:00 p.m. Paxton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.

On Friday, Paxton came up short against Crestview and fell 8-3. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Baker, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Booker T. Washington with a sharp 14-4 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Gators, who have now won five matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.

Abigail Griffin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Griffin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. She also hit a triple, marking her first of the season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Justyce Johns, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Layla Bendickson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Baker was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Booker T. Washington only posted a batting average of .167.

Baker's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Paxton, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 7-5.

Everything went Paxton's way against Baker when the teams last played back in March, as Paxton made off with an 11-1 win. Will the Bobcats repeat their success, or do the Gators have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.