After six games on the road, North Bay Haven Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Holmes County Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
North Bay Haven Academy was not the first on the board on Wednesday, but they got there more often. They had just enough and edged Rutherford out 6-5. The win was just what North Bay Haven Academy needed coming off of a 14-0 defeat in their prior contest.
Lakota Johnson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Johnson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Johnson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Johnson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Simmons, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Holmes County has not done well against Marianna recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Holmes County won by a run and slipped past Marianna 6-5.
Landon Lumpkin was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
North Bay Haven Academy's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10. As for Holmes County, they pushed their record up to 8-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went North Bay Haven Academy's way against Holmes County in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as North Bay Haven Academy made off with an 8-1 victory. Does North Bay Haven Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holmes County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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