Foundation Academy entered their tilt with Tavares with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Tavares Bulldogs on Thursday.
Foundation Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katherine Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Norah Ranaudo, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBI.
On Tavares' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aliyah Cantu-Lopez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Foundation Academy pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs per game. As for Tavares, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Foundation Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Umatilla at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Foundation Academy's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Umatilla's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Tavares, they will head out on the road to take on Lake Minneola at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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