The Florala Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Kinston Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, Florala made easy work of Pleasant Home and carried off a 12-2 win. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Kennith Dalton Jackson
| 04/03/25 vs Pleasant Home | 14 |
| 03/25/24 @ Houston County | 10 |
| 03/13/25 vs McKenzie | 9 |
| 03/06/25 @ New Brockton | 8 |
| 02/25/25 vs Samson | 8 |
Kennith Dalton Jackson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Florala got a massive performance out of Easton Walsh, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The Wildcats are 10-1 when Walsh posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise. Noah Bryan was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Florala always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pleasant Home only posted an OBP of .250.
Meanwhile, Kinston's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Emmanuel Christian a 15-0 shutout.
Kinston has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Florala, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Florala beat Kinston 5-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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