With a playoff game on the line, Gulf Breeze rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Fort Walton Beach Vikings out 2-1. Two seems to be a good number for Gulf Breeze as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Leila Ammon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gulf Breeze saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacey Reed, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Fort Walton Beach's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Ava Smith gave up just two earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
The victory made it two in a row for Gulf Breeze and bumps their season record up to 16-9. As for Fort Walton Beach, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-11.
Gulf Breeze will square off against Gainesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Gulf Breeze: 4, Gainesville: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Fort Walton Beach does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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