Baseball Recap: Escambia Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Victory

Gators

Previous Games

03/06/25 vs Navarre	3-2
03/05/25 @ Theodore	12-8
02/28/25 @ Foley	14-1
02/27/25 vs Booker T. Washington	15-1
02/26/25 vs Davidson	12-3
+ 2 more games

Escambia waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Navarre Raiders. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Gators also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2024.

Clayton Sanders made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Sanders wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Colin Hanks, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

Escambia hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Navarre struck out ten times.

Escambia pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Navarre, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Escambia will square off against Pine Forest at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Escambia is facing Pine Forest at the right time seeing as Pine Forest is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Navarre, they will challenge Tate at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tate has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.5 runs per game on average), something Navarre will no doubt try to take advantage of.