The Holmes County Blue Devils will face off against the Wakulla War Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Holmes County is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Holmes County didn't have quite enough to beat Wewahitchka and fell 4-3.
Ava Jones made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run. Jaycee Bowers was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Wakulla didn't have quite enough to beat Lincoln on Thursday and fell 7-6.
Cylie Long was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Holmes County's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Wakulla, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Holmes County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wakulla struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Holmes County might still be hurting after the 13-1 loss they got from Wakulla in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Blue Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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