Baseball Game Preview: Chipley Tigers vs. Holmes County Blue Devils

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04/10/25 - Home	0-11 L
02/27/25 - Away	0-7 L
02/28/24 - Home	0-5 L
04/06/23 - Away	11-3 W
03/10/23 - Home	5-2 W
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Chipley and Holmes County are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2021, but likely not for long. The Tigers will take on the Blue Devils at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Chipley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Ponce De Leon, sneaking past 6-5. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, Holmes County entered their tilt with Vernon on Tuesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Yellowjackets get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by seven runs or more this season.

Bryant Mathis made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI.

In other batting news, Aiden Justice was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Rayce Griffin, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Holmes County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .577. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .423 or higher in five consecutive contests.

Holmes County's victory bumped their record up to 19-4. As for Chipley, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.

Chipley suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Holmes County when the teams last played on Thursday. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.