Montverde Academy can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Trinity Catholic Celtics a 10-0 shutout. Montverde Academy's victory was all the more impressive since Trinity Catholic was averaging only 3.64 runs allowed on the season.
Montverde Academy got a great performance from Nevaeh Williams as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Williams has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Leila Susaia, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Luna Taboas, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
On Trinity Catholic's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Simms, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Montverde Academy's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-4. As for Trinity Catholic, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Montverde Academy will take on Horizon at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Montverde Academy: 1.2, Horizon: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Trinity Catholic, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lecanto at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Trinity Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Lecanto's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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