The Pine Forest Eagles will take on the West Florida Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pine Forest is looking for their season's first win.
Pine Forest is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They lost 14-6 to Lighthouse Private Christian Academy on Tuesday.
Pine Forest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremy Whiting, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Whiting a new career-high in RBI (two). Another was Char'Son Floyd, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Florida narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Daphne 6-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jaguars.
The team relied heavily on Owen Morgan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Thomas, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
West Florida's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Pine Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Pine Forest suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to West Florida in their previous meeting back in February. Will Pine Forest 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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