Venice entered their tilt with Cornerstone Charter Academy with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Cornerstone Charter Academy Ducks by a score of 8-3 in their first game on Saturday.
Venice got a great performance from Layne Preece as she tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Preece has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Raionna Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Cornerstone Charter Academy's side, Mia Rosario put in work while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Rosario was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ayani Hernandez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Venice is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Cornerstone Charter Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-2.
Venice will be staying on the road in their second game on Saturday to face off against Bloomingdale at 8:45 p.m. Bloomingdale will roll in looking for their 18th straight win, something Venice surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cornerstone Charter Academy, they will challenge East Lake at 8:00 p.m. in their second game on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Lake: 1.6, Cornerstone Charter Academy: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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