Hardee is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Lake Placid a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Hardee Wildcats will host the Lake Placid Dragons at 7:30 p.m. Lake Placid took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Hardee, who comes in off a win.
Hardee is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past DeSoto County 12-5 on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Alexis Villegas looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Elida Ramirez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Yareli Duarte, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Hardee kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lake Placid lost 12-2 to Bishop Verot on Friday.
Lake Placid saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Tharp, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Lake Placid's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Hardee, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Hardee might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Lake Placid in their previous meeting back in February. Will Hardee have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
