Vikings
| 04/10/25 @ Niceville | 4 |
| 04/09/25 vs Lafayette | 11 |
| 04/08/25 vs Greenwood | 2 |
| 04/07/25 vs Paducah Tilghman | 11 |
| 04/03/25 vs Ohio County | 10 |
| + 15 more games |
Fort Walton Beach has gone a perfect 6-0 against South Walton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Vikings will head out to challenge the Seahawks at 6:00 p.m. Fort Walton Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Fort Walton Beach fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Niceville on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 5-4. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Rilyn Douglas spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits.
On the hitting side, Fort Walton Beach saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Isham, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for South Walton's offense. They fell 4-0 to Holmes County on Thursday. Considering the last time the Seahawks couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
South Walton's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-9. As for Fort Walton Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
South Walton's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Fort Walton Beach has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.6 hits per game. It's a different story for South Walton, though, as they've been averaging 8.7 hits. Given Fort Walton Beach's sizable advantage in that area, the Seahawks will need to find a way to close that gap.
Fort Walton Beach took their victory against South Walton in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 15-5 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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