Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wakulla Christian School). Everything went their way against the Gadsden County Jaguars on Friday as the Wakulla Christian School Saints made off with a 21-4 win. The victory continues a trend for the Saints in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won six in a row.
Kory Paynter
| 02/25/25 vs Munroe | 3 |
| 02/28/25 vs Gadsden County | 2 |
| 02/24/25 vs Malone | 2 |
| 02/21/25 @ Rickards | 1 |
| 02/18/25 vs Franklin County | 1 |
Kory Paynter made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He has become a key player for Wakulla Christian School: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-3 otherwise.
In other batting news, Wakulla Christian School let Jay Brown and Jacob Mckenzie run wild. Brown scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Mckenzie scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Mckenzie a new career-high in hits (two). Another player making a difference was Arliss Kirkland, who scored two runs.
Wakulla Christian School always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .703. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gadsden County only posted an OBP of .350.
Wakulla Christian School pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.33 hits in those games compared to only 2.5 in the others. As for Gadsden County, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Coming up, Wakulla Christian School will welcome Crossroad Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Crossroad Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 18.4 runs per game on average), something Wakulla Christian School will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Gadsden County, they will head out to face off against Taylor County at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gadsden County has given up an average of 19.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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