Escambia County hasn't had much luck against W.S. Neal recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Escambia County Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the W.S. Neal Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Escambia County has given up an average of 15.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Escambia County is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They came up short against St. Luke's Episcopal, falling 17-0.
Escambia County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ahmari Williams, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double. That double marked the first that Williams hit this season.
Meanwhile, W.S. Neal waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Gators by a score of 10-6. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Eli Stone was a standout: he scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Roberts, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
W.S. Neal was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
W.S. Neal's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Escambia County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Escambia County might still be hurting after the 15-6 loss they got from W.S. Neal in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Will Escambia County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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