Pirates
| 03/04/25 @ St. Augustine | 17 |
| 02/20/25 @ New Smyrna Beach | 17 |
| 04/05/25 vs St. Cloud | 13 |
| 04/01/25 vs St. Augustine | 11 |
| 03/07/25 vs Canterbury | 10 |
Matanzas waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the St. Cloud Bulldogs 14-1. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by seven runs or more this season.
Matanzas got a great performance from LEAH STEVENS as she struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). STEVENS has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on ALONDRA VINCENTY, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). JULIET FOGEL was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Matanzas was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Matanzas' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for St. Cloud, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 13-5 record.
Matanzas and St. Cloud should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. The Pirates will take on Providence School at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (70 vs. 233). Meanwhile, St. Cloud (ranked 115th) will meet Liberty (ranked 531st) at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.
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