Baseball Recap: Gulf Breeze Dolphins vs. Fort Walton Beach Vikings
After a string of five wins, Gulf Breeze's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Fort Walton Beach Vikings by a score of 2-1. Gulf Breeze was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Fort Walton Beach apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February.
Gulf Breeze saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Hoeft, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Fort Walton Beach's side, Hunter Kidd spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on eight hits and racked up seven Ks.
Gulf Breeze's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Fort Walton Beach, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season.
Gulf Breeze didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 4-0 win vs. Navarre on the 12th. Fort Walton Beach has also already played their next matchup, a 12-6 victory against Niceville on the 12th.
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