The Escambia Gators will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pine Forest Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Escambia will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Escambia stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let Pine Forest onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
Pine Forest's batters probably weren't too happy with Isaac Bates, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (he gave up no walks). Bates has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Clayton Sanders and Anthony Hall did most of the damage at the plate: Sanders scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Hall went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Christian Stone, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Escambia's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Pine Forest, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.
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