Inspiration Academy can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They blew past the Venice Indians 8-1. That's more bragging rights for Inspiration Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Elle Hildreth made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Hildreth has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hildreth was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Jade Carnahan was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Avery Bouquin was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Venice's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoey Lynn, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Inspiration Academy and bumps their season record up to 13-6. As for Venice, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Inspiration Academy is on the road again on Friday to play Palmetto at 6:00 p.m. Inspiration Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Palmetto's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Venice, they will head out on the road to challenge Parrish Community at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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