Softball Preview: Fort Meade Miners vs. Lake Gibson Braves
Fort Meade has enjoyed a seven-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Lake Gibson Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Fort Meade is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Fort Meade had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Avon Park.
Fort Meade got a good showing from Ariel Ramirez, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Ramirez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Marleigh Carroll and Kenya Faulk stepped up to the plate in a big way. Carroll scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Faulk went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Cailynn Johnson was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Fort Meade didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Avon Park only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Lake Gibson came up short against Winter Haven on Wednesday and fell 7-3. Lake Gibson has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fort Meade's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7. As for Lake Gibson, their record is now 3-12.
Fort Meade skirted past Lake Gibson 4-3 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lake Gibson's Andrea Lewis, who struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fort Meade still be able to contain Lewis? There's only one way to find out.
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