Crestview and West Florida are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Crestview Bulldogs are on the road again on Tuesday to play the West Florida Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. Crestview's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so West Florida's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Crestview scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on Pine Forest with a sharp 9-2 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Kaleb Kompoltowicz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Kompoltowicz has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kompoltowicz was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Kompoltowicz wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Anthony St. Vincent, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carlton Harrigan, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Florida pushed their score all the way to 11 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Daphne by a score of 12-11.
Adam Geiger led a balanced group of hitters, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Bailey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-6.
Even though they lost, West Florida kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Crestview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for West Florida, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crestview has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Florida struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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