The Winter Park Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Winter Springs Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Winter Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Winter Park fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Timber Creek on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 7-5. Winter Park's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Rylie Scanlon put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over eight innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Scanlon has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Scanlon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Isabel Otero was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. Kyleigh Fugate was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Winter Park hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Timber Creek struck out seven times.
Meanwhile, Winter Springs put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against University as Winter Springs made off with a 12-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Winter Springs.
Like Winter Park, Winter Springs also got a great game from a two-way player: Tiffany Seeman. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Seeman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Miranda Rinne was incredible, firing off two home runs and eight RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lauren Daugherty, who went 2-for-2 with three runs and a triple.
Winter Park's record now sits at 12-6. As for Winter Springs, they pushed their record up to 8-10 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Winter Park suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Winter Springs in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Winter Park, Ava Gelm (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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