The Blountstown Tigers will face off against the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Blountstown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Franklin County by a score of 7-4.
Meanwhile, Port St. Joe made easy work of Liberty County on Tuesday and carried off an 8-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tiger Sharks, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Baylor Partie made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Port St. Joe's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 9-10 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Corban Butts, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Harris, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Port St. Joe is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Blountstown, their record now sits at 10-15.
Blountstown skirted past Port St. Joe 13-12 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team 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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