On Saturday, it was close, but the Inspiration Academy Lions sidestepped the Osceola Warriors for a 4-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Inspiration Academy.
Emma Szabo spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
On the hitting side, Alexis McInerney was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hannah Pope, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
On Osceola's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Destani Marr, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Inspiration Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Osceola, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6.
Inspiration Academy is on the road again on Thursday to play Calvary Christian at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Inspiration Academy: 2.8, Calvary Christian: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Osceola, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pinellas Park at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pinellas Park has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.63 runs per game on average), something Osceola will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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