The Fort Walton Beach Vikings will take on the Bay Tornadoes at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fort Walton Beach has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Fort Walton Beach is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since February 20th on Thursday. They lost 17-5 to Tate.
Kadon Chapman
| 03/13/25 @ Tate | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Navarre | 1 |
| 03/03/25 vs Crestview | 1 |
| 02/25/25 @ Bay | 1 |
| 02/18/25 @ Escambia | 1 |
Fort Walton Beach saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kadon Chapman, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one double. Those two hits gave Chapman a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Bay had just enough and edged out Rickards 6-4 on Thursday.
Johnathan Corona was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Jack Strickland was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Bay has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. Fort Walton Beach's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-8.
Fort Walton Beach came up short against Bay in their previous matchup back in February, falling 4-0. Will Fort Walton Beach have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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