Niceville-Winter Springs softball set for rematch in 5A title game
For the second straight year, Niceville and Winter Springs will compete for a 5A state softball title. Let's see how the teams compare on paper.
LONGWOOD — Let's run it back, Niceville and Winter Springs softball. A year after the two powerhouses faced off in a 4-3 thriller that went the way of the Bears, the pair is back in the 5A state title game and set to face off Saturday at 1 p. m.
(EDT) at Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park. The top-seeded Eagles beat fourth-seeded Braden River 2-1 in the first semifinal Friday , while the second-seeded Bears beat third-seeded Pembroke Pines Charter 4-0 in the afternoon game. "They're loaded," Niceville skipper Danny Hensley said of Winter Springs.
"They hit it from top to bottom, got a good pitcher with a drop ball, curve ball, all-speed pitch who can hit her location good. We watched them for four, five inning a while ago and they look even better this year than last year. "It'll take our A-game to beat them.
" Baker's Best: Matt Brunson set to be enshrined in FHSAA HOF One game separates Winter Springs from a repeat. One game separates Niceville from redemption . Let's see how the teams compare on paper.