The Milton Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Fort Walton Beach Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Walton Beach took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Milton, who comes in off a win.
Milton will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Navarre, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Milton walked away with a 4-1 victory over Navarre on Friday.
Gracie Bonds spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
On the hitting side, Gracie Ueberroth was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fort Walton Beach came up short against Niceville on Thursday and fell 6-3.
Fort Walton Beach also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Ava Smith gave up just two earned (and four unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks. Smith has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Fort Walton Beach saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Isham, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Milton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Fort Walton Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Milton hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Fort Walton Beach struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Milton suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to Fort Walton Beach in their previous matchup back in February. Can Milton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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