The Wewahitchka Gators will venture away from home to square off against the Jefferson County Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Wewahitchka can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Monday. They came up short against Port St. Joe, falling 11-0.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County lost 15-8 to Hamilton County on Friday.
Matthew (Britt) Jimenez put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Charles Boyd made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Wewahitchka took their victory against Jefferson County in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 10-1. Will Wewahitchka repeat their success, or does Jefferson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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