For the second straight game, Wakulla will face off against Escambia. The War Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wakulla is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Wakulla heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Escambia. That's two games in a row now that the War Eagles have lost by exactly five runs.
For Escambia's part, Caleb Bates made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out ten over 6.1 innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Bates a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double.
Bates wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Christian Stone, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Taivyn Anderson was another, going 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Escambia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in 13 consecutive games.
Escambia's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Wakulla, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12.
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