The Holmes County Blue Devils will square off against the North Bay Haven Academy Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holmes County is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Holmes County made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Arnold, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Holmes County put the hurt on Arnold with a sharp 9-1 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Blue Devils have won four contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Bradley Garrett
| 03/04/25 vs Arnold | 15 |
| 02/27/25 vs Chipley | 8 |
| 02/21/25 @ Franklin County | 15 |
| 02/11/25 vs Choctawhatchee | 10 |
Bradley Garrett made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Holmes County let Egan Segers and Aiden Justice run wild. Segers scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Justice scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave Justice a new career-high. Colby Powell also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Holmes County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Bay Haven Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Marianna on Tuesday and fell 2-1. The match marked the Buccaneers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Holmes County pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for North Bay Haven Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Holmes County was able to grind out a solid victory over North Bay Haven Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 6-1. Does Holmes County have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Bay Haven Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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