Arnold and South Walton are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but likely not for long. The Arnold Marlins will be playing at home against the South Walton Seahawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Arnold is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Bay 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Arnold.
Arnold got a big performance out of Mason Bean, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Tripp Cameron was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, South Walton waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Jaguars. That's two games straight that South Walton has won by just one run.
Coleman Borthwick made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Borthwick was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Borthwick wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Varnes, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Arnold has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which somehow isn't as good as their 21-4 record this season. As for South Walton, their victory bumped their record up to 16-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Arnold has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Walton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Arnold couldn't quite finish off South Walton in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Varnes, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Now that Arnold 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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