West Florida waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Booker T. Washington Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for West Florida, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jake Lawrence looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ashton Bailey and Connor Powers did most of the damage at the plate: Bailey scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Powers went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
West Florida pushed their record up to 14-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs per game. As for Booker T. Washington, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
West Florida will stay at home for another game and welcome Pensacola at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Florida's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Pensacola's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Booker T. Washington, they will head out on the road to square off against Tate at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tate will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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