Escambia is 2-8 against Tate since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit  on Wednesday. The Escambia Gators will head out on the road to  challenge  the Tate Aggies  at 7:00  p.m. Escambia will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
If Escambia beats Tate with 11  runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the  team's new lucky number: they've won their past two  matchups with that exact score. Escambia was the clear victors by  an  11-1 margin over St. Andrew's Episcopal on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Gators, who have now won five contests by nine  runs or more  so far this season.
 JR Riley looked comfortable as he  pitched one inning while giving up   no  earned runs or  hits.
 At the plate,  the team  relied heavily on  Christian Stone, who  scored three  runs and  stole a base while going 2-for-2. What's more,  he posted two  RBI, the most he's  had since back in April of 2024.  Xavier Taylor was another key player,  scoring three  runs while going 1-for-2.
 Escambia was getting hits left and right  and  finished the game having  posted a batting average of .529. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a  batting average of .300 or higher in nine consecutive  games.
Meanwhile, Tate sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with  a  7-6  victory over Crestview  on Tuesday. The  win made it back-to-back  victories for the Aggies.
  Nathan Ozuna was  incredible,  going 2-for-4 with one  home run, two  RBI,  and one  double.  Taite Davis also deserves some recognition as  he  hit his first  double of the season.
 Escambia's win was  their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which  pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Tate,  the  victory  got them back to even at 5-5.
 Escambia might still be hurting after the  8-0 defeat they got from Tate  when the teams last played  back in April of 2023. Can Escambia avenge their  loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.