Florala is 1-7 against Samson since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Florala Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Samson Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Florala will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
Florala's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They beat Kinston by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-0.
Kennith Dalton Jackson and Easton Walsh were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Jackson pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Walsh kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Jackson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Jackson scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Walsh went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Laura, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Samson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 11-5 defeat at the hands of Geneva County.
Florala's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs per game. As for Samson, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Everything went Florala's way against Samson when the teams last played back in February as Florala made off with a 13-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Florala since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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