Baseball Preview: Crestview Bulldogs vs. Milton Panthers
Crestview and Milton are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Crestview Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Milton Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Crestview took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They never let West Florida onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory.
Anthony St. Vincent made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. St. Vincent has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. St. Vincent was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple and two RBI.
St. Vincent wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Kompoltowicz, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Elijah Martin, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Milton was able to grind out a solid win over Northview on Friday, taking the game 9-6.
The team relied heavily on Brock Schmidt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Drake Densman, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Crestview's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-11. As for Milton, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crestview has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Milton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Crestview beat Milton 4-0 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crestview since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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