The Gadsden County Jaguars will head out on the road to square off against the Florida State University High School Seminoles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Gadsden County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Gadsden County is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Jefferson County on Monday and snuck past 17-15. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Gadsden County considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, everything went Florida State University High School's way against Rickards on Friday as Florida State University High School made off with a 17-7 victory.
Shyla Wiley made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Wiley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Wiley was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ansley Hurst was incredible, going 4-for-5 with five RBI and three runs. Another player making a difference was Emmie Robertson, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Gadsden County made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-12-1. As for Florida State University High School, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season.
Gadsden County might still be hurting after the 18-1 defeat they got from Florida State University High School when the teams last played back in March of 2015. Thankfully for Gadsden County, Brianna Pichard (who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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