The Liberty County Bulldogs will challenge the Blountstown Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Liberty County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Wakulla by a score of 8-6 on Thursday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the War Eagles recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Blountstown came tearing into Tuesday's match 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. Everything went their way against the Buccaneers as they made off with a 12-4 win. The game was the first time the Tigers have beaten the Buccaneers on their field since April 8, 2021.
Terrell Williams made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Ja'Corey Williams and Bryson Fleck did most of the damage at the plate: Ja'Corey scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Fleck scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Blountstown is 4-1 when Fleck posts two or more runs, but 4-13 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Isaac Roberts, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Blountstown kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in eight consecutive games.
Blountstown's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-14. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Liberty County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Everything went Liberty County's way against Blountstown in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Liberty County made off with a 10-4 victory. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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