Preview: Inspiration Academy Lions vs. Newsome Wolves
The Inspiration Academy Lions will challenge the Newsome Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Inspiration Academy stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They never let Bradenton Christian onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Inspiration Academy.
McKenna Cassidy made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Cassidy was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Alexis McInerney was a standout: she scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Avery Bouquin, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Newsome came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Stingrays out 1-0.
The result came thanks to Haleigh Galvan's shutout, as she gave up just three hits.
On the hitting side, Newsome's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Arriana N Williams, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base.
Inspiration Academy's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs per game. As for Newsome, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Inspiration Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Newsome struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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