Gulf Breeze is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Pace is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Gulf Breeze Dolphins will take on the Pace Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Gulf Breeze: 4, Pace: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, Gulf Breeze gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They beat South Warren by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-0.
Not much got past Jacob Thorn, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep South Warren off the board. Thorn has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gulf Breeze let Roman Jackson and Battle Alberson loose on the outfield. Jackson scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Alberson scored a run while going 3-for-3. Jackson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Gavin Quenneville was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pace sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Navarre on Monday.
Gulf Breeze is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Pace, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
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