The Venice Indians will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Braden River Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Venice finally turned things around against Riverview Sarasota on Thursday. Venice won by a run and slipped past Riverview Sarasota 2-1.
Layne Preece spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Myah Purdy was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Braden River suffered a rough 16-1 defeat at the hands of Sarasota on Wednesday. Braden River has struggled against Sarasota recently, as their match on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Braden River saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaydence Evans, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Evans has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Venice now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Braden River, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Everything went Venice's way against Braden River in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Venice made off with a 10-4 victory. Does Venice have another victory up their sleeve, or will Braden River turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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