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| 03/13/25 - Away | 7-2 W |
| 04/18/24 - Away | 6-3 W |
| 02/23/24 - Home | 7-4 W |
| 04/21/21 - Away | 3-8 L |
| 03/09/21 - Home | 10-9 W |
| + 3 more games |
Niceville has gone 7-1 against Fort Walton Beach recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Eagles will host the Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Niceville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Fort Walton Beach's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Niceville came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 9-1 to South Warren. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Eagles have suffered since March 22, 2024.
Niceville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anabelle Shackelford, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Molly Mayfield also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Fort Walton Beach made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lafayette on Wednesday. The Vikings were the clear victors by an 11-4 margin over the Generals. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by seven runs or more this season.
Anna Abernathy was a standout: she scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Isham, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Fort Walton Beach is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Niceville, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Niceville was able to grind out a solid victory over Fort Walton Beach when the teams last played back in March, winning 7-2. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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