The Wakulla War Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Lincoln Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Wakulla: 2.8, Lincoln: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Wakulla's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Taylor County as Wakulla made off with an 11-0 win. Fans of the War Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Gavin Estep
| 02/21/25 vs Taylor County | 7 |
| 02/18/25 @ Godby | 2 |
| 05/08/24 vs Suwannee | 2 |
| 04/30/24 vs Taylor County | 6 |
| 04/25/24 vs Chiles | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Gavin Estep made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Joshua Merrill was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases and one RBI. Gavin Gautreau also deserves some recognition as he stolen his first stolen base of the season.
Wakulla always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .512 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lincoln put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against Bishop Kenny.
Lincoln's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs over those games. As for Wakulla, their record now sits at 4-0.
Wakulla suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Lincoln when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Wakulla avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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