Port St. Joe waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Godby Cougars a 15-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Port St. Joe, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Max Godwin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Godwin has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Godwin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Fisher Vandertulip was incredible, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Cullen Partie, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Port St. Joe pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs per game. As for Godby, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Port St. Joe will take on Sneads at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Godby, they will head out on the road to face off against Gadsden County at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Godby is facing Gadsden County at the right time seeing as Gadsden County is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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