Fort Walton Beach waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 10-7 win over the Fleming County Panthers.
Lavin McDaniel made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Fort Walton Beach's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-11 when he doesn't).
Luke Henderson
| 04/03/25 vs Fleming County | 4 |
| 02/13/25 @ Pine Forest | 2 |
| 02/12/25 vs Escambia | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Pine Forest | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Navarre | 1 |
In other batting news, Luke Henderson was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Cannon Wilbur was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fort Walton Beach's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-11. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Fleming County, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
The future could be bright for both Fort Walton Beach and Fleming County: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. The Vikings will look to extend Gallatin County's six-game losing streak when they meet at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Fleming County will try to hand Bath County their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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