With a playoff game on the line, Seminole rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Spruce Creek Hawks out 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Seminole.
Anne Long spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Addison Poe was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
On Spruce Creek's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Julie Kelley gave up only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
Even though they lost, Spruce Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seminole only tossed six.
Seminole is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Spruce Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 20-4.
Seminole will head out on the road to take on Lake Brantley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Brantley is on a four-game streak of home wins, Seminole a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Spruce Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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