The Holmes County Blue Devils will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks at 6:00 p.m. Holmes County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Holmes County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Florida State University High School.
Meanwhile, Port St. Joe entered their tilt with Seminole County with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Indians on Friday.
Hunter Hicks made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Hicks has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Hicks was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Eli Harris and Baylor Partie did most of the damage at the plate: Harris scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Partie scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jentzen Odom, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Holmes County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Port St. Joe, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Holmes County beat Port St. Joe 4-1 in their previous matchup back in March. Will Holmes County repeat their success, or does Port St. Joe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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