Preview: Escambia Gators vs. Choctawhatchee Indians
The Escambia Gators will be playing at home against the Choctawhatchee Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Escambia will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Escambia can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against Booker T. Washington as Escambia made off with a 15-5 win. With that victory, Escambia brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
Christian Stone and Clayton Sanders made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Stone pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Sanders tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Stone scored four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Sanders scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Caleb Bates was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Nix, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run.
Choctawhatchee has not done well against West Florida recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Choctawhatchee sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over West Florida. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Choctawhatchee.
Carson Appleton tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jack Phan was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Jordan Figueroa was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Escambia's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Choctawhatchee, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Escambia has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Choctawhatchee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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