The Venice Indians will head out on the road to take on the Bishop Verot Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Venice gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Parrish Community with a sharp 7-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Venice.
Venice got a great performance from Layne Preece as she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Raionna Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Conway, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Bishop Verot waltzed into their game on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Bears as they made off with an 11-1 win. Considering Bishop Verot has won five contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Crimson Lawrence spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Abby Goff was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Gianni Torres was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Venice pushed their record up to 5-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs per game. As for Bishop Verot, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Venice came up short against Bishop Verot in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 3-0. Thankfully for Venice, Sarah Yamrick (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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