Gulf Breeze is 9-1 against Fort Walton Beach since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Gulf Breeze Dolphins will challenge the Fort Walton Beach Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gulf Breeze is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over Escambia. The win made it back-to-back victories for Gulf Breeze.
Leila Ammon made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ammon was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kenna King, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Reed, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Fort Walton Beach put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Choctawhatchee as Fort Walton Beach made off with an 11-1 win. With that victory, Fort Walton Beach brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Hannah Isham was a standout: she scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Rilyn Douglas was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Gulf Breeze has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Fort Walton Beach, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-10.
Gulf Breeze couldn't quite finish off Fort Walton Beach in their previous meeting back in April and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fort Walton Beach's Ava Smith, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Gulf Breeze knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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