After flying high against Mainland last Monday, Atlantic came back down to earth. The Atlantic Sharks wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-5 walloping at the hands of the DeLand Bulldogs on Wednesday. Atlantic has struggled against DeLand recently, as their game on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Kendal Carson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Paterni, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On DeLand's side, Hailey Whidden made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Whidden has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Whidden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, DeLand got a massive performance out of Payton Mathis, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brianne Yocum, who went 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Atlantic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for DeLand, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-7.
Atlantic will face off against Spruce Creek at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Atlantic has given up an average of 10.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for DeLand, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Seabreeze at 5:45 p.m. DeLand is facing Seabreeze at the right time seeing as Seabreeze is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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