The Lake Weir Hurricanes will be playing at home against the Vanguard Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Weir has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Vanguard will come in with five straight victories.
On Tuesday, Lake Weir came up short against West Port and fell 7-4.
Beth Levy spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Lake Weir saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harper Foote, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hannah Atkinson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Vanguard put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Umatilla. Vanguard came out on top against Umatilla by a score of 3-0.
Jaelynne Whipple and Destiny Horcajo did most of the damage at the plate: Whipple scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Horcajo went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Lake Weir's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Vanguard, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lake Weir has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Vanguard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lake Weir came up short against Vanguard in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vanguard's Hannah Davis, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Lake Weir knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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