Fort Walton Beach fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Navarre on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 6-5. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last seven times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Fort Walton Beach saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Henderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Henderson also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
Fort Walton Beach's defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Navarre, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-13.
Looking ahead, Fort Walton Beach will venture away from home to take on Gulf Breeze at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Gulf Breeze will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Fort Walton Beach surely won't give up without a fight. As for Navarre, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Pensacola at 7:00 p.m. Navarre is facing Pensacola at the right time seeing as Pensacola is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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