Softball Preview: Coral Shores Hurricanes vs. Somerset Academy South Homestead Hurricanes
The Coral Shores Hurricanes will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Somerset Academy South Homestead Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. Coral Shores will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Back in March, Coral Shores fell victim to a rough 28-6 defeat at the hands of Colonial Christian.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy South Homestead got themselves on the board against Mater Academy Charter on Tuesday, but Mater Academy Charter never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with an 11-0 win. The victory was just what Somerset Academy South Homestead needed coming off of a 16-4 loss in their prior matchup.
Sophia Garcia made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Garcia has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Isabella D. Azevedo was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while going 2-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Catalina Ossa, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Coral Shores' defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Somerset Academy South Homestead, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Coral Shores suffered a grim 19-1 defeat to Somerset Academy South Homestead when the teams last played back in February. Will Coral Shores have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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