The Niceville Lady Eagles made senior night a memorable one Thursday, dominating Navarre 10-1 to extend their winning streak to eight games and strengthen their case as a 5A state title contender.
- Chloe Bailey went the distance in the circle for Niceville, striking out six and allowing just three hits while scattering Navarre’s offense across seven innings.
“I’m just so happy for the seniors, but to have a good outing against a quality team and put up some good numbers,” Niceville head coach Danny Hensley said. “First couple innings we kind of struggled a bit, but we made some swings, defense is playing really well, made some plays. We’re getting good jumps on balls. That’s taking pressure off of Chloe pitching. She knows she doesn’t have to strike everybody out right now.”
Niceville got on the board in the first inning after Bailey retired the side in order. Quinn Graham and Briana Noles reached on errors before Bailey singled to score Graham for a 1-0 lead.
Navarre answered in the third when Natalia Taylor’s two-out single scored Nadia Rivera to tie the game, but Bailey got Taylor Sullivan out to end the inning…