It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Maclay ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Blountstown Tigers 6-5. That's more bragging rights for the Marauders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Henry Richardson
| 04/10/26 @ Blountstown | 4 |
| 03/07/25 vs North Florida Christian | 3 |
| 02/27/25 @ Wakulla | 3 |
| 03/24/26 vs Jefferson County | 2 |
| 03/21/26 vs Munroe | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Henry Richardson, who went 4-for-5 with two runs and two doubles. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Ben Burdette also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Maclay has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Blountstown, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-9 record.
Coming up, Maclay will head out to face off against Florida State University High School at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Marauders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Seminoles have averaged an impressive 7.5 runs per game this season. Blountstown does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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