West Florida and Crestview are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The West Florida Jaguars will head out on the road to challenge the Crestview Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Florida is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Friday, West Florida was able to grind out a solid victory over Fort Walton Beach, taking the game 6-1.
West Florida got a great performance from Jordan Hosman as he struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Hosman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Adam Geiger was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Thomas, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Crestview unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Mosley by a score of 6-5. Crestview has not had much luck with Mosley recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Crestview saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony St. Vincent, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
West Florida is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Crestview, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Florida has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Crestview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Florida took their win against Crestview in their previous matchup on April 6th by a conclusive 8-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Florida since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
