The Choctawhatchee Indians will be playing at home against the Niceville Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Choctawhatchee finally turned things around against Tate on Thursday. Choctawhatchee had just enough and edged Tate out 2-1.
Ellie Long spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Choctawhatchee's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gabbi Barnowsky, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Niceville waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Jaguars. That's two games straight that Niceville has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Briana Noles, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Anabelle Shackelford, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Choctawhatchee's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Niceville, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
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