The Fort Walton Beach Vikings will square off against the Trimble County Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Walton Beach has four straight victories, Trimble County has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fort Walton Beach is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Gallatin County get on the board and left with a 32-0 win on Monday. With that victory, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
Kadon Chapman
| 04/07/25 vs Gallatin County | 3 |
| 04/01/25 vs Mason County | 2 |
| 02/12/25 vs Escambia | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Pine Forest | 1 |
| 03/11/25 vs Navarre | 1 |
Kadon Chapman made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Landon Rumfelt was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Caden Tompkins, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Fort Walton Beach kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Trimble County lost 13-1 to Union City on Monday.
Fort Walton Beach pushed their record up to 10-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs over those games. As for Trimble County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
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