Softball Preview: Parrish Community Bulls vs. Venice Indians
The Parrish Community Bulls will stay at home for another game and welcome the Venice Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Parrish Community nor Venice posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Friday, while Parrish Community put up some runs, the same can't be said for Steinbrenner. Parrish Community narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Steinbrenner 2-0.
Rylee Little was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Little was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Alex Call was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run. Carsyn Kull was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Venice was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Inspiration Academy.
Venice saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoey Lynn, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Parrish Community's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-8. As for Venice, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Parrish Community might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Venice in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Venice's Layne Preece, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Parrish Community knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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