Vikings
| 04/07/25 vs Gallatin County | 32 |
| 03/28/25 vs Pine Forest | 13 |
| 02/13/25 @ Pine Forest | 12 |
| 02/28/25 vs Tate | 11 |
| 02/12/25 vs Escambia | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Walton Beach). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Gallatin County Wildcats a 32-0 shutout on Monday. Winning may never get old, but the Vikings sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Kadon Chapman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Fort Walton Beach got a massive performance out of Landon Rumfelt, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Rumfelt a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Caden Tompkins, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Fort Walton Beach kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Fort Walton Beach's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs over those games. As for Gallatin County, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Coming up, Fort Walton Beach will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Trimble County at 6:00 p.m. The Raiders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.89 runs per game on average), something the Vikings will no doubt try to take advantage of. Gallatin County has already played their next game (against Butler County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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