Northview stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Gulf Breeze Dolphins with a sharp 7-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Northview who now have seven in a row.
Jamison Gilman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mikayla McAnnally, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Makayla Golson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Gulf Breeze's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leila Ammon, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Ammon has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Gulf Breeze didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northview only tossed five.
Northview pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs per game. As for Gulf Breeze, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2.
Northview will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Crestview at 6:00 p.m. on April 2nd. As for Gulf Breeze, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Choctawhatchee at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Gulf Breeze's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Choctawhatchee's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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