Softball Recap: Lake Placid Drops Season-High Score on Clewiston

Dragons

Team Score (Highest)

03/31/25 vs Clewiston	26
03/06/25 @ Lakeland Christian	21
03/03/25 @ Frostproof	17
02/17/25 @ Clewiston	15
03/28/25 vs Okeechobee	13

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Placid). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Clewiston Tigers a 26-0 shutout on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won eight in a row.

Emily Tharp made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Natalie Velozo, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Hadlee Prescott, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and one stolen base.

Lake Placid kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clewiston only managed one hit.

The win got Lake Placid back to even at 8-8. As for Clewiston, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Coming up, Lake Placid will venture away from home to take on Lakewood Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakewood Ranch will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Lake Placid surely won't give up without a fight. As for Clewiston, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Avon Park at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clewiston's pitchers better be ready for this one: Avon Park has averaged an impressive 8.6 runs per game this season.