Montverde Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Montverde Academy: 1.1, Somerset Academy (Silver Palms): 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Montverde Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Santa Fe a 3-0 shutout. Three seems to be a good number for Montverde Academy as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Nevaeh Williams tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Danika Spinogatti, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run. Colby Reish was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the Panthers.
Ava Stevens spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits.
On the hitting side, Brigitte Valdera was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Champion, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Montverde Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season. As for Somerset Academy (Silver Palms), their win bumped their record up to 22-6-1.
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