Softball Preview: Lakewood Ranch Mustangs vs. Lemont Lemont HS
The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lemont Lemont HS at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lakewood Ranch came into Thursday's contest having lost 12 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They skirted past Inspiration Academy 7-6.
Lakewood Ranch saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Corin Soria, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Olivia Shephard, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lemont's hitters rose to the challenge against a Warriors pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.86 points allowed on Thursday. Lemont was the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over Calvary Christian. With that win, Lemont brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Sydney Kibbon tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Lemont got a massive performance out of Allison Pawlowicz, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Avaree Taylor was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Lakewood Ranch's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-15. As for Lemont, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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