Pensacola Catholic waltzed into their contest on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fort Walton Beach Vikings an 11-0 shutout. Pensacola Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Nobody will forget Parker Granse's heroic performance anytime soon (especially Fort Walton Beach's batters): he turned in a perfect game. Granse has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Vaughn Howard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Rembert, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Pensacola Catholic's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs per game. As for Fort Walton Beach, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.
Pensacola Catholic has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Central at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Central will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Pensacola Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. As for Fort Walton Beach, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Jay at 6:30 p.m. Jay's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Fort Walton Beach's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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