The Fort Walton Beach Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Choctawhatchee Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Fort Walton Beach beat Booker T. Washington by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fort Walton Beach.
Treavor Camden looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Fort Walton Beach got a big performance out of Maddox Gentry, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hunter Kidd, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Choctawhatchee has not done well against Pine Forest recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Choctawhatchee walked away with an 8-3 victory over Pine Forest.
Choctawhatchee also got a great performance from Carson Appleton as he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Knight, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Jack Phan was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Fort Walton Beach pushed their record up to 5-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs per game. As for Choctawhatchee, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season.
Fort Walton Beach came up short against Choctawhatchee in their previous matchup back in March, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Choctawhatchee's Aaron Rowell, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that Fort Walton Beach knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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