Baseball Recap: Florala Wins Going Away Against Laurel Hill

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

02/24/25 vs Elba	19
02/13/25 vs Laurel Hill	19
02/25/25 vs Samson	17
03/07/25 @ Paxton	15
02/21/25 @ Samson	15

Florala won the last time they faced Laurel Hill and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Florala Wildcats blew past the Laurel Hill Hoboes 15-2. Considering the Wildcats have won six games by more than 12 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Jacob Laura was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, Easton Walsh was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Florala is undefeated when Walsh posts two or more runs, but 1-4 otherwise. Ayden Brooks was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Florala was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Laurel Hill only posted a batting average of .250.

The victory made it two in a row for Florala and bumps their season record up to 7-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Laurel Hill, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Florala Wildcats take on McKenzie Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Florala's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so McKenzie's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Laurel Hill will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Rocky Bayou Christian at 4:00 p.m. on March 25th.