The Malone Tigers will square off against the North Bay Haven Academy Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Malone is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Malone's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Graceville with a sharp 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Malone.
Timothy Evans
| 04/08/25 vs Graceville | 4 |
| 03/11/25 vs Sneads | 1 |
| 04/16/24 vs Ponce De Leon | 1 |
| 04/04/24 @ Chipley | 1 |
Timothy Evans made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Malone got a massive performance out of Hoke Harkrider, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Harkrider has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kris Smith, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Malone lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, North Bay Haven Academy came up short against Freeport on Tuesday, falling 16-2. The Buccaneers have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Malone pushed their record up to 8-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for North Bay Haven Academy, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
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