The Eustis Panthers will square off against the Baker County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Eustis sitting on eight straight victories and Baker County on 11.
Eustis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past LaBelle 2-1.
Skyler Cloud spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up six Ks.
Meanwhile, Baker County can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand American Heritage a 10-0 shutout. With that win, Baker County brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Rylee Walker tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Baker County got a massive performance out of Baleigh Shields, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three runs. Another player making a difference was Karis Richardson, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Eustis pushed their record up to 25-2 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Baker County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
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