Wakulla came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the North Florida Christian Eagles by a score of 5-2.
Gavin Estep tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Parker Lawhon, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Bruce, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On North Florida Christian's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jace Riggan, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Stone Russo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, North Florida Christian was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wakulla didn't hit any.
Wakulla's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3-1. As for North Florida Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5-2.
Wakulla will head out on the road to face off against Florida State University High School at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Wakulla is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for North Florida Christian, they will be playing at home against Columbia at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. North Florida Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Columbia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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