There's no place like home for Gulf Shores, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They never let the American Christian Academy Patriots get on the board and left with a 3-0 win on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Dolphins also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2022.
The result came thanks to Woods McElroy's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Gulf Shores saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Price Stephens, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Dolphins
| 02/20/25 vs American Christian Academy | 3-0 |
| 04/19/24 vs Beauregard | 2-0 |
| 04/19/24 vs Beauregard | 8-3 |
| 04/12/24 vs Millry | 20-1 |
| 04/04/24 vs Elberta | 13-3 |
Gulf Shores pushed their record up to 2-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for American Christian Academy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Coming up, Gulf Shores will look to defend their home field on Friday against Orange Beach at 7:00 p.m. Gulf Shores is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for American Christian Academy, they are taking a road trip to square off against Bayside Academy at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. American Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Bayside Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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