The Pace Patriots will square off against the Niceville Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Pace will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Pace is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Chiles, who was ranked fifth at the time (Pace was ranked 17th). The Patriots had just enough and edged out the Timberwolves 5-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Niceville). They blew past Bethel 13-3 on Friday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Jake Morvay made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2025. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Niceville got a massive performance out of Colton Cook, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs Cook has posted since back in March. Ethan Thomas was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Niceville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bethel only posted a batting average of .111.
Pace's victory bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Niceville, their win bumped their record up to 16-6.
Pace suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Niceville in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Patriots have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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