Softball Preview: Venice Indians vs. Sarasota Sailors
Venice and Sarasota are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Venice Indians will face off against the Sarasota Sailors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sarasota took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Venice, who comes in off a win.
Venice took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Bishop Verot 4-3.
Zoey Lynn made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Lynn was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Raionna Smith was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, Sarasota finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Inspiration Academy by a score of 4-2.
Carley Ramsden made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Sarasota didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Venice's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-10. As for Sarasota, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9.
Venice came up short against Sarasota in their previous meeting on Tuesday, falling 11-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sarasota's Abbey Johns, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and two runs. Now that Venice knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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