Baseball Recap: Friday's Win Is Branford's Tenth in Last 12 Outings

Buccaneers

Margin (Wins)

02/28/25 vs St. John Lutheran	15
02/20/25 vs Eastside	15
02/18/25 @ Bronson	15
03/06/25 @ Jefferson County	12
03/27/25 vs Jefferson County	10

The Branford Buccaneers got the win against the Wakulla Christian School Saints on Friday by a conclusive 8-2. Considering the Buccaneers have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Patrick Williams made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over 5.1 innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. He has become a key player for Branford: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-6 otherwise.

In other batting news, Keaton Brown was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Enalee Perry, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Branford has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. Wakulla Christian School is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Branford will head out to face off against Bell at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Wakulla Christian School, they will venture away from home to challenge Franklin County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Wakulla Christian School's pitchers better be ready for this one: Franklin County has averaged an impressive 8.5 runs per game this season.