Pace has gone 9-1 against Gulf Breeze recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Patriots will host the Dolphins at 6:30 p.m. Pace is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Pace needed a bit of extra time to put away Navarre. They walked away with a 13-9 victory over the Raiders. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Raiders recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Hannah DeMarcus
| 04/01/25 @ Navarre | 15 |
| 03/27/25 @ Niceville | 33 |
| 03/14/25 vs Gulf Shores | 17 |
| 03/13/25 @ T.R. Miller | 14 |
| 03/07/25 vs Daphne | 20 |
| + 6 more games |
Hannah DeMarcus spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Gracie Ueberroth was incredible, going 5-for-6 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kamryn Pierce, who got on base in four of her six plate appearances with one home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Gulf Breeze entered their tilt with Crestview on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 7-4. That's two games straight that the Dolphins have won by exactly three runs.
Sydney Hersom made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Hersom was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kylie Reed, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
Pace pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Gulf Breeze, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Pace hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Gulf Breeze struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Pace's way against Gulf Breeze in their previous meeting back in February, as Pace made off with an 11-0 win. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Dolphins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
