Gulf Breeze is on a five-game streak of home wins, while West Florida is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Dolphins will host the Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Gulf Breeze 3.8, West Florida 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Gulf Breeze is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: South Walton, who was ranked third at the time (Gulf Breeze was ranked 19th). The Dolphins took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Seahawks on Saturday.
Jake Hooten was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run.
West Florida not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 13th. Everything went their way against Northview as they made off with a 14-2 win. The Jaguars have beaten the Chiefs the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Chiefs has come to flipping the script.
Ashton Bailey was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Langreck, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Gulf Breeze's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for West Florida, their victory bumped their record up to 19-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Gulf Breeze has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Florida struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Gulf Breeze couldn't quite finish off West Florida in their previous matchup back in February and fell 2-0. Will the Dolphins have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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