The Inspiration Academy Lions are on the road again on Friday to play the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Inspiration Academy is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Clearwater on Wednesday as Inspiration Academy made off with a 17-6 victory. That's two games straight that Inspiration Academy has won by exactly 11 runs.
Elle Hildreth was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hildreth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Hildreth was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Inspiration Academy let Danika Best and Avery Bouquin loose on the outfield. Best went 4-for-6 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Bouquin went 4-for-5 with four RBI and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Osborne, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Berkeley Prep won against Wesley Chapel on Tuesday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Berkeley Prep's pitcher stepped up to hand Tampa Catholic an 11-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Berkeley Prep has won by exactly 11 runs.
The result came thanks to Avery Powers's shutout, as she gave up just zero hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Kaia Cortes was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Paige Quinn was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Inspiration Academy's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-6. As for Berkeley Prep, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Inspiration Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Berkeley Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Inspiration Academy skirted past Berkeley Prep 6-5 in their previous meeting back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Inspiration Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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