Blue Devils
| 03/06/25 vs North Bay Haven Academy | 18 |
| 03/17/25 vs Franklin County | 16 |
| 04/05/25 vs Liberty County | 15 |
| 03/27/25 @ Cottondale | 15 |
| 04/15/25 vs Vernon | 13 |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Holmes County had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Vernon Yellowjackets a 13-0 shutout. Considering the Blue Devils have won 13 matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Bryant Mathis was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Holmes County got a massive performance out of Aiden Justice, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Justice is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Bowden Bailey also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Holmes County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vernon only posted an OBP of .211.
Holmes County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-17.
Looking ahead, Holmes County will square off against Chipley at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Vernon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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