Tiger Sharks
| 03/03/25 @ Franklin County | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Vernon | 15 |
| 02/20/25 @ Wewahitchka | 10 |
| 02/18/25 vs Marianna | 16 |
The Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks are taking a road trip to face off against the Cottondale Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Port St. Joe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
Port St. Joe is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Franklin County on Monday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Seahawks. The Tiger Sharks' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Port St. Joe saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addy Silcox, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple.
Meanwhile, while Cottondale put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Providence Christian. Cottondale walked away with a 3-0 victory over Providence Christian. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Not much got past Annelise Skipper, who gave up just a hit and racked up 15 Ks to keep Providence Christian off the board. Skipper has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits any time she's pitched this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Port St. Joe fell to 3-1. As for Cottondale, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Port St. Joe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cottondale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Port St. Joe suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Cottondale in their previous meeting back in March of 2020. Can Port St. Joe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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