Softball Game Recap: Fairfax Takes a Loss

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 1:06pm

Softball Recap: Fairfax Lions vs. Venice Gondoliers

Fairfax fell victim to Venice and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 19-0 to the Venice Gondoliers. Fairfax has struggled against Venice recently, as their contest on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.

For Venice's part, Monserrath Zapata was a major factor no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Zapata was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and a double.

In other batting news, Venice got a massive performance out of Sanai Smith, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Sandy Carrera was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.

Fairfax's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Venice, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Fairfax by a score of 19-0.

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