The Fort Walton Beach Vikings will head out on the road to take on the South Walton Seahawks at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Last Friday, Fort Walton Beach came up short against West Florida and fell 6-1.
Fort Walton Beach saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Davis, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Arnold typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday South Walton proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Marlins out 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Walton.
Braxton Varnes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Varnes was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Carter Ward looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
Back at the plate, Coleman Borthwick was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Fort Walton Beach's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11. As for South Walton, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fort Walton Beach has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Walton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Fort Walton Beach came out on top in a nail-biter against South Walton in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, sneaking past 5-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was South Walton's Charlie Guidroz, who didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Fort Walton Beach to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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