Softball Game Preview: Florala Wildcats vs. W.S. Neal Eagles

The Florala Wildcats will face off against the W.S. Neal Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Florala is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.

Last Tuesday, Florala made easy work of Laurel Hill and carried off a 16-1 victory. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Hoboes recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Ella Caraway made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

Aubree Powell

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/01/25 vs Laurel Hill	4
02/24/25 vs Red Level	3
02/13/25 vs McKenzie	3
03/07/24 vs Houston County	3
03/04/24 @ Samson	2

In other batting news, Aubree Powell and Paige Musso did most of the damage at the plate: Powell went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Musso scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those four RBI gave Powell a new career-high. Jailee Jones was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.

Florala was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Laurel Hill only posted a batting average of .091.

Meanwhile, W.S. Neal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 11-1 to Blacksher. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.

Florala's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs over those games. As for W.S. Neal, they now have a losing record of 9-10.

Florala took their victory against W.S. Neal in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 13-4 score. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.