The Pine Forest Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the West Florida Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pine Forest is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
Last Monday, Pine Forest was able to grind out a solid victory over Lighthouse Private Christian Academy, taking the game 7-2.
Colton Swiers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Swiers has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Swiers was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dakota Knapp, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bryant Mason, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, West Florida didn't have quite enough to beat Walton on Wednesday and fell 3-2. West Florida has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jordan Hosman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, West Florida saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Geiger, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Pine Forest's win bumped their record up to 6-17. As for West Florida, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.
Pine Forest was able to grind out a solid victory over West Florida when the teams last played back in April of 2021, winning 6-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was West Florida's Andrew Robinson, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Pine Forest to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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