Milton and Crestview are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Milton Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Crestview Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Milton's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Crestview has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Friday, Milton beat Northview 9-6.
Brock Schmidt was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Drake Densman, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Crestview put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for West Florida. Everything went Crestview's way against West Florida as Crestview made off with a 7-0 victory.
Anthony St. Vincent made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. St. Vincent has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. St. Vincent was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple and two RBI.
St. Vincent wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Kompoltowicz, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. Connor Riffe was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Milton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Crestview, their win bumped their record up to 13-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Milton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Crestview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Milton came up short against Crestview when the teams last played back in March, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Crestview's Kameron McCord, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Milton 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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