Wewahitchka has gone 8-2 against Port St. Joe recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Wewahitchka Gators will host the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks at 7:00 p.m.
After dropping their season opener at home, Port St. Joe is headed out to face a Gators team ready to give their home crowd a win. Wewahitchka took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Altha on Tuesday.
Severa Haney put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits. That's the fewest earned runs she has allowed since back in March of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs.
Eden Rustin
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In other batting news, Eden Rustin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Brant, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Port St. Joe hadn't done well against Marianna recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Port St. Joe put the hurt on Marianna with a sharp 16-5 win.
Elli Newman was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Annie Gainer was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Port St. Joe hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marianna struck out eight times.
Wewahitchka suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Port St. Joe in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Wewahitchka avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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