Maclay waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the North Florida Christian Eagles, sneaking past 4-2. That's two games straight that the Marauders have won by exactly two runs.
Ben Wagnon and Noah Chavez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Wagnon tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Chavez struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Wagnon scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Chavez scored a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Henry Richardson was incredible, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-3.
Marauders
| 03/07/25 vs North Florida Christian | 4-2 |
| 03/05/25 vs St. John Paul II | 6-4 |
| 02/18/25 vs Blountstown | 3-2 |
| 02/15/25 vs Chiles | 2-0 |
| 04/24/24 vs Brookwood | 11-1 |
| + 5 more games |
Maclay pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for North Florida Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Maclay has already played their next match, a 9-0 defeat against Riverdale on the 14th. As for North Florida Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-3 loss against Cheshire Academy on the 11th.
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