Softball Preview: Davenport Broncos vs. Haines City Hornets
Davenport is 4-0 against Haines City since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Davenport Broncos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Haines City Hornets at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Monday, Davenport fell victim to a rough 12-4 loss at the hands of Winter Haven.
Lyric Pittman was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Julianna Haycraft, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Davenport kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Winter Haven only hit four.
Meanwhile, sadly, Haines City is still looking for their first win of the season after eight matches. Their tough 23-7 defeat to Ridge Community on Friday might stick with them for a while. One positive for Haines City, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Davenport's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6. As for Haines City, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Davenport's way against Haines City when the teams last played back in March as Davenport made off with a 19-0 victory. Will Davenport repeat their success, or does Haines City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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