Baseball Recap: Holmes County Picks Up Fourth Straight Win at Home

Holmes County made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Arnold, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Holmes County Blue Devils were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over the Arnold Marlins on Tuesday. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by seven runs or more this season.

Bradley Garrett made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.

Egan Segers

Hits (Career)

03/04/25 vs Arnold	2
03/03/25 @ Marianna	1
02/27/25 vs Chipley	1
02/21/25 @ Franklin County	1

In other batting news, Egan Segers and Aiden Justice did most of the damage at the plate: Segers scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Justice scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave Segers a new career-high. Colby Powell also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Holmes County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in six consecutive matches.

Holmes County pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Arnold, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Holmes County will square off against North Bay Haven Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holmes County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so North Bay Haven Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Arnold, they will face off against South Walton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Arnold: 3.4, South Walton: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.