West Florida had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over the Paxon School For Advanced Studies Golden Eagles on Monday.
The team relied heavily on Ashton Bailey, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
West Florida has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Paxon School For Advanced Studies, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-9.
West Florida will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Golden Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps