The Niceville Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Milton Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Niceville will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Niceville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Navarre as Niceville made off with an 11-0 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by eight runs or more this season.
Brady Martin looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Deacon Avery
| 02/18/25 vs Navarre | 3 |
| 04/22/24 vs Walton | 2 |
| 04/16/24 @ Mosley | 2 |
| 02/15/25 vs Pace | 1 |
| 02/13/25 @ Navarre | 1 |
On the hitting side, Deacon Avery was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. CJ Bolden also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Niceville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Navarre only hit three hits.
Meanwhile, Milton came up short against Lighthouse Private Christian Academy on Monday and fell 8-5. The loss was the Panthers' first of the season.
Milton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Albrecht, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Milton fell to 3-1. As for Niceville, their record now sits at 4-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Niceville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Milton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Niceville's way against Milton when the teams last played back in April of 2022, as Niceville made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Niceville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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