Baseball Preview: West Florida Jaguars vs. South Walton Seahawks
The West Florida Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the South Walton Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. West Florida is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
West Florida heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Wednesday. They fell just short of South Walton by a score of 4-3. West Florida has not had much luck with South Walton recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jordan Hosman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, West Florida saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxson Cramer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
West Florida's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for South Walton, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Florida has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Walton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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