The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders will challenge the Cottondale Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pensacola Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Pensacola Catholic came up short against Escambia and fell 5-2. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Colton Guillot
| 03/29/25 vs Hillsboro | 3 |
| 04/08/25 @ Escambia | 2 |
| 03/05/25 vs Crestview | 2 |
| 02/22/25 @ Jay | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Central | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Pensacola Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Guillot, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases. The Crusaders are 3-1 when Guillot posts two or more stolen bases, but 7-9 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Cottondale got the win against Carroll on Wednesday by a conclusive 14-5. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
Lane Johnson made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March.
In other batting news, Cottondale got a massive performance out of Wyatt Speers, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Justin Miller was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Cottondale pushed their record up to 12-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Pensacola Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
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