The Choctawhatchee Indians will square off against the Mandarin Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Choctawhatchee 3.8, Mandarin 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Choctawhatchee's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Tuesday, when they got past Central's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Indians blew past the Jaguars 10-3. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by seven runs or more this season.
Isaiah Rohn
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Isaiah Rohn and Jack Marracco did most of the damage at the plate: Rohn went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Marracco went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave Rohn a new career-high. Jack Harrell was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Choctawhatchee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central only posted a batting average of .182.
Meanwhile, while Mandarin put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Niceville. The Mustangs came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 3-0. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Mustangs as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The result came thanks to Hunter Simpson's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Mandarin is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Mandarin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordyn Houston, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. Ryan Cruz also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Choctawhatchee's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Mandarin, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
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