Softball Preview: West Florida Jaguars vs. Wakulla War Eagles
The West Florida Jaguars will face off against the Wakulla War Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Florida is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Paxon School For Advanced Studies onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Sydney Scapin's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 18 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, West Florida's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brea Holley, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Wakulla had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it 14 on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with a 10-0 victory.
Not much got past Charley Butler, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Menendez off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Makenzie Marlow, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Stephens, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
West Florida's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-11. As for Wakulla, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season.
West Florida might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Wakulla in their previous meeting last Thursday. Can West Florida avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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