Biloxi and St. Martin are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Biloxi Indians will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the St. Martin Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Biloxi entered their tilt with D'Iberville with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 8-5 on Saturday.
Shawn Gollott tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Logan Fontenelle was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. He 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. Another player making a difference was Jackson Irvin, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Martin has not done well against Gulfport recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. St. Martin had just enough and edged Gulfport out 8-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Martin.
Biloxi's win bumped their record up to 12-9. As for St. Martin, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13.
Biloxi beat St. Martin 10-7 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Will Biloxi repeat their success, or does St. Martin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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