Baseball Preview: Gulf Breeze Dolphins vs. South Walton Seahawks
Gulf Breeze is 0-3 against South Walton since February of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Gulf Breeze Dolphins will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Walton Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Gulf Breeze: 3.7, South Walton: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Gulf Breeze never let their opponents score. They came out on top against Navarre by a score of 4-0.
Jacob Thorn tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jake Hooten was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Roman Jackson, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, South Walton's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell victim to a rough 13-2 defeat at the hands of Pensacola Catholic. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, South Walton couldn't push the score so high this time.
Gulf Breeze pushed their record up to 11-10 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for South Walton, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
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