The Fort Walton Beach Vikings will face off against the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fort Walton Beach is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Fort Walton Beach is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Choctawhatchee a 7-0 shutout.
Choctawhatchee's batters probably weren't too happy with Rilyn Douglas, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (she gave up four walks). Douglas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Breanna Williams, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Elyse Heymann, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Fort Walton Beach kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are 6-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine came up short against Menendez on Monday and fell 7-4.
Kalyn Willis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Gus Campbell and Landyn Tierney did some serious damage despite the final result: Campbell went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs, while Tierney went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Shelby Sample, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
St. Augustine's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Fort Walton Beach, their victory bumped their record up to 14-12.
