Escambia County is on an eight-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Blount a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Escambia County Blue Devils will host the Blount Leopards at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Escambia County lost 17-1 to Excel on Tuesday.
Escambia County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Deandre Hooks, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI. Lebron Willis also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Blount's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-0 to Theodore, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Blount's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Escambia County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Escambia County took their victory against Blount when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 17-7. Will Escambia County repeat their success, or does Blount have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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