Baseball Preview: Poplar Springs Atomics vs. Wewahitchka Gators
The Poplar Springs Atomics are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Wewahitchka Gators at 5:00 p.m. Wewahitchka took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Poplar Springs, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, Poplar Springs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Ponce De Leon.
Declyn Griffin made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Griffin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Griffin wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was James Gilmore, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wewahitchka was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. Their rough 13-3 loss to Munroe might stick with them for a while.
Wewahitchka saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Adkison, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Wewahitchka didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Munroe only tossed no.
Poplar Springs is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Wewahitchka, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Poplar Springs has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Wewahitchka struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Poplar Springs was able to grind out a solid victory over Wewahitchka in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 10-6. Will Poplar Springs repeat their success, or does Wewahitchka have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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