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| 02/21/25 - Away | 6-4 W |
| 04/24/24 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 03/07/24 - Away | 0-4 L |
| 03/29/23 - Away | 2-4 L |
| 02/28/23 - Home | 0-2 L |
| + 5 more games |
Milton and Crestview are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2021, but likely not for long. The Milton Panthers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Crestview Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Milton and five for Crestview.
On Thursday, Milton came up short against Pensacola Catholic and fell 7-2.
Saylor Melton was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
In other pitching news, Milton got a good showing from Brayden Sidelinger, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sidelinger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Melton wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Schumann, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Crestview didn't have quite enough to beat Tate on Tuesday and fell 7-6.
Connor Riffe and Jace Jernigan did some serious damage despite the final result: Riffe went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Jernigan went 1-for-2 with one home run and one stolen base. That's the most RBI Riffe has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Charley Middlebrooks, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Milton's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Crestview, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Milton skirted past Crestview 6-4 in their previous meeting back in February. Will Milton repeat their success, or does Crestview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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