Pensacola is 0-10 against Pine Forest since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pensacola Tigers will be playing at home against the Pine Forest Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Tuesday, Pensacola fell victim to a rough 18-5 loss at the hands of Central. Pensacola has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
CHRISZAVEN JONES made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of THADDARIUS WITHERSPOON, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Pine Forest fell victim to Theodore and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They suffered a tough 9-0 defeat at the hands of the Bobcats. The game marked that first time this season in which Pine Forest was not able to get on the board.
Pine Forest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ja'len Rawls, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Pensacola's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Pine Forest, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Thursday's contest will pit two of the most dominant sluggers against one another: JULIO GUZMAN and Colton Swiers. GUZMAN has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages has been strong no matter where he plays. On the mound, he has an ERA of 4.20 over 19.3 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat he has slashed 0.440/0.595/0.680 for 15 RBI, plus 10 stolen bases. For his part, Swiers has averaged has slashed 0.308/0.400/0.308 for 6 runs.
Pensacola might still be hurting after the 17-1 defeat they got from Pine Forest when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Pensacola have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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