Softball Recap: Park Vista Cobras vs. St. Brendan Sabres
Park Vista had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine in their first game on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Brendan Sabres a 3-0 shutout.
Not much got past Nariyah Jones, who gave up just four hits to keep St. Brendan off the board. Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hannah Durante was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Isabella Golas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On St. Brendan's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Erin Perez, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Park Vista's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for St. Brendan, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Park Vista is on the road again in their second game on Thursday to play Coral Reef at 5:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Coral Reef: 2.7, Park Vista: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. Brendan, they will be playing at home against Pompano Beach at 3:00 p.m. in their first game on Saturday. Pompano Beach has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.3 runs per game on average), something St. Brendan will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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