Softball Preview: Haines City Hornets vs. Poinciana Eagles
The Haines City Hornets are on the road again on Thursday to play the Poinciana Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Haines City hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Monday just wasn't the day for Haines City's offense. They suffered a rough 20-0 loss at the hands of Fort Meade on Monday.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Poinciana gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They never let Lake Buena Vista onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Poinciana.
Savannah Alsen made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Alsen has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Alsen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aidalee Vargas, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Mayra Saez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Haines City's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Poinciana, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Haines City might still be hurting after the 16-1 loss they got from Poinciana in their previous matchup last Monday. Can Haines City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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