Florence had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the American Leadership Academy - Anthem South Titans a 10-0 shutout on Friday. Considering Florence has won five games by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Erin McCabe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. McCabe was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jocelyn Burris, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Kamie Rice was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
On American Leadership Academy - Anthem South's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Watson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Florence's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for American Leadership Academy - Anthem South, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Florence will be playing at home against Valley Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Valley Christian is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning Florence will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for American Leadership Academy - Anthem South, they will face off against Coolidge at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Coolidge will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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