Malone will challenge Pensacola at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Malone has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Malone is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against North Bay Haven Academy on Wednesday. They lost 11-1 to the Buccaneers.
Malone saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hoke Harkrider, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Pensacola played against Crossroad Academy on Wednesday and won via forfeit.
The win was the fourth in a row for Pensacola, bringing their record up to 11-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Malone, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-11.
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