The Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Callaway Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. Port St. Joe will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Last Tuesday, Port St. Joe got themselves on the board against Jackson, but Jackson never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Red Devils as they made off with an 8-0 victory.
Max Godwin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Godwin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Godwin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Cullen Partie looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Port St. Joe got a big performance out of Hunter Hicks, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Jentzen Odom was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Callaway was able to grind out a solid win over Blountstown on Thursday, taking the game 5-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Callaway.
The result came thanks to Blake Harrington's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up 15 Ks.
On the hitting side, Bryce Hubbard and Wesley Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Hubbard scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Williams scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of LaShun Gates, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Port St. Joe's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Callaway, their win bumped their record up to 15-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Port St. Joe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Callaway struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Port St. Joe couldn't quite finish off Callaway when the teams last played back in March and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hubbard, who didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. Now that Port St. Joe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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