Deltona extended their postseason success on Thursday against Matanzas. They had just enough and edged the Matanzas Pirates out 5-3. The win was nothing new for Deltona as they're now sitting on five straight.
Tessa Guenette looked comfortable as she tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sophie Strempel and Andrea Stump did most of the damage at the plate: Strempel scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Stump scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Matanzas' side, Leah Stevens spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, Matanzas saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ruby Fogel, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Matanzas didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Deltona only tossed five.
Deltona is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Matanzas, their loss dropped their record down to 19-4.
As of now, neither Deltona nor Matanzas have any future games scheduled.
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