Port St. Joe can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over the Franklin County Seahawks. For Port St. Joe, this counts as revenge for the 6-4 defeat Franklin County walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Christina Clayton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
On the hitting side, Port St. Joe got a big performance out of Addy Silcox, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Elli Newman, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
On Franklin County's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaelynn Millender, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Franklin County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Port St. Joe only tossed three.
Port St. Joe's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9. As for Franklin County, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6.
Port St. Joe will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Sneads, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Sneads has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed nine runs per game on average), something Port St. Joe will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Franklin County, they will head out on the road to face off against Chiles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chiles has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.07 runs per game on average), something Franklin County will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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