
Raiders
03/27/25 vs Pensacola | 18 |
02/10/25 vs Pine Forest | 17 |
02/21/25 @ Pine Forest | 14 |
03/10/25 @ Pensacola | 12 |
02/12/25 vs Crestview | 7 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Navarre). They blew past the Pensacola Tigers 18-1 on Thursday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 12-0 on March 10th.
Luke Maher and Ethan Mahoney made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Maher pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Mahoney tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Maher has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Maher went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI, while Mahoney scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave Mahoney a new career-high in RBI (three).
In other batting news, Garrett Gilbert was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Bo Shipley was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Navarre always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .704. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Navarre and bumps their season record up to 6-13. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Pensacola, they dropped their record down to 6-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Coming up, Navarre will take on Crestview at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Navarre is facing Crestview at the right time seeing as Crestview is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Pensacola, they will challenge Crossroad Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Crossroad Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 20.08 runs per game on average), something Pensacola will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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