Niceville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the West Florida Jaguars out 5-4. 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Anabelle Shackelford, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
On West Florida's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Moraes, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Niceville has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for West Florida, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Niceville will head out on the road to square off against Choctawhatchee at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Niceville is facing Choctawhatchee at the right time seeing as Choctawhatchee is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for West Florida, they will take on Godby at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Godby is coming into the matchup with four straight defeats on the road, meaning West Florida will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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