Milton is 1-9 against Gulf Breeze since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Milton Panthers will be playing at home against the Gulf Breeze Dolphins at 6:30 p.m. Milton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Milton proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Tate and snuck past 3-1.
Milton got a great performance from Gracie Bonds as she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Bonds has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hallie Ueberroth, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run. Gracie Ueberroth was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Gulf Breeze's offense. They fell just short of Fort Walton Beach by a score of 2-0 on Friday. Gulf Breeze has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Leila Ammon spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up 14 Ks.
On the hitting side, Gulf Breeze saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenna King, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Gulf Breeze didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Walton Beach only tossed eight.
Milton is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Gulf Breeze, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Milton couldn't quite finish off Gulf Breeze in their previous matchup back in February and fell 10-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gulf Breeze's Jacey Reed, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Now that Milton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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