The West Florida Jaguars will venture away from home to face off against the Niceville Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Monday, West Florida didn't have quite enough to beat Daphne and fell 3-2. The Jaguars have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Niceville waltzed into their contest on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Raiders an 8-0 shutout. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Chloe Bailey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Anabelle Shackelford was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Briana Noles was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Niceville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Niceville's record now sits at 15-6. As for West Florida, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
West Florida came up short against Niceville in their previous meeting back in February, falling 6-1. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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