The West Florida Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the Escambia Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Florida: 4, Escambia: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Florida unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Choctawhatchee by a score of 8-7.
West Florida got a good showing from John Hatch, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Jaxson Cramer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Eli Langreck, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Escambia proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by ten) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let Choctawhatchee onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Escambia sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Escambia saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Stone, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Stone has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
West Florida's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2. As for Escambia, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
West Florida beat Escambia 7-4 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Escambia's Jacob Smith, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for West Florida to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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