Baseball Preview: Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks vs. Freeport Bulldogs
The Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Freeport Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Port St. Joe has five straight wins, Freeport has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Port St. Joe got themselves on the board against Marianna, but Marianna never followed suit. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Bulldogs.
The result came thanks to Jentzen Odom's shutout, as he gave up just four hits.
On the hitting side, Port St. Joe let Max Godwin and Fisher Vandertulip loose on the outfield. Godwin scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Vandertulip scored a run while going 1-for-2. Eli Harris was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Freeport suffered a rough 7-1 loss at the hands of Chipley on Thursday.
Freeport saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Vogler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Port St. Joe's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Freeport, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Port St. Joe beat Freeport 8-4 in their previous meeting back in February. Will Port St. Joe repeat their success, or does Freeport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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