The Winter Haven Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Avon Park Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Winter Haven will be strutting in after a victory while Avon Park will be coming in after a defeat.
Winter Haven is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Davenport 12-4. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
KOURTNEY CAMPBELL was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. CAMPBELL was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, TRINITY HATCHER was a standout: she scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. She hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for eight straight games. REAGAN BARRETT was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Avon Park unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell victim to a tough 11-5 loss at the hands of Hardee.
Alyssa Henderson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Winter Haven's victory bumped their record up to 4-19. As for Avon Park, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8.
Winter Haven came out on top in a nail-biter against Avon Park when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winter Haven since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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