The Nature Coast Tech Sharks will be playing at home against the Springstead Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Nature Coast Tech is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering South Lake just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 11-8 to the Eagles.
Kenzie Eland and Ashlynn Sentner did some serious damage despite the final result: Eland scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Sentner scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Sentner has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Haley Keane, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last four contests, Springstead finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Crystal River. The match marked the first time this season in which Springstead was not able to get on the board.
Gabby McEnerney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks.
Nature Coast Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Springstead, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4.
Nature Coast Tech couldn't quite finish off Springstead when the teams last played back in March and fell 7-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Springstead's Alivia Miller, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that Nature Coast Tech knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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