It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Pensacola ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past the Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays 9-8.
Alexiah Federico made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over eight innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Those hits marked the first that she allowed this season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Sydney Jauncey
| 03/13/25 vs Lighthouse Private Christian Academy | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Pine Forest | 1 |
| 03/07/25 @ East Hill Christian | 2 |
| 03/05/25 vs Choctawhatchee | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sydney Jauncey, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played.
Pensacola's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Lighthouse Private Christian Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season.
Pensacola will challenge Destin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Destin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. Lighthouse Private Christian Academy will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Pine Forest at 6:00 p.m. on March 24th.
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