Baseball Game Preview: Pine Forest Eagles vs. Escambia Gators

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Previous Games

04/05/24 - Away	4-13 L
04/03/24 - Home	0-10 L
04/21/23 - Away	5-2 W
03/03/23 - Home	11-3 W
05/03/22 - Neutral	7-4 W
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Pine Forest and Escambia are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but likely not for long. The Pine Forest Eagles will welcome the Escambia Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Pine Forest has struggled recently with 12 defeats in a row, while Escambia will arrive with seven straight victories.

Pine Forest came up short against Central on Wednesday, falling 16-1.

Pine Forest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Antonio Booker, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Escambia sidestepped Navarre for a 3-2 win.

Clayton Sanders was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Escambia's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Pine Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.

Pine Forest might still be hurting after the 13-4 defeat they got from Escambia in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will Pine Forest have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.