Taylor County is 0-9 against Wakulla since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Taylor County Bulldogs will challenge the Wakulla War Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Taylor County will be strutting in after a win while Wakulla will be coming in after a defeat.
Taylor County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Godby by a score of 11-6. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Taylor County considering their two-run performance the match before.
Baylor Johnson and Harris Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Johnson got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kolton Parker, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Wakulla unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chiles. The loss continues a trend for Wakulla in their matchups with Chiles: they've now lost seven in a row.
Wakulla also got a good showing from Jesse Nazworth, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Nazworth has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Wakulla saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Hoffman, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Taylor County's victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Wakulla, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-4-1.
Taylor County came up short against Wakulla in their previous meeting back in February, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wakulla's Will Chipman, who didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that Taylor County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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