Arnold and South Walton are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Arnold Marlins will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the South Walton Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Arnold: 2.2, South Walton: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Arnold is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Wakulla a 5-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Arnold.
Cooper Moss was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Moss has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Moss was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run.
Moss wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Laymon, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Hendrix, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, South Walton waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Crusaders.
Like Arnold, South Walton also got a great game from a two-way player: Coleman Borthwick. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Borthwick was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Arnold has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which somehow isn't as good as their 23-5 record this season. As for South Walton, they pushed their record up to 19-10 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Arnold's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's contest. Arnold has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for South Walton, though, as they've been averaging only 1.3. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Arnold continue to outrun the ball?
Arnold suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to South Walton in their previous meeting last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Walton's Charlie Willcox, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that Arnold knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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