It’s humid as all get-out on a night in late May on the bay. The Pensacola Blue Wahoos enter the start of this five-game Southern League series against the Tennessee Smokies struggling to escape the quicksand of a five-game losing streak.
It was supposed to be a pass play, but as things unfolded Friday in Navarre’s spring game against Pace, Garon Finley had to adjust on the run and make something happen with his feet.
Darrell Hixon had no idea he’d be selected for scholar athlete of the year in football at the Pensacola Sports Association’s awards banquet earlier this month.
It was an opportunity to shift the momentum, a chance for Navarre to put itself in a position to pull off a stunning playoff upset of Pace that would no doubt be remembered forever.
