Spruce Creek entered their tilt with University with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They came out on top against the University Titans by a score of 5-2 on Thursday. Five seems to be a good number for Spruce Creek as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Julie Kelley made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Kelley has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Kelley was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexis Minaberry, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Meagan Cowoski, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On University's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Fisher, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Spruce Creek is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for University, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9-1.
Spruce Creek will head out on the road to challenge Providence School at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for University, they will be playing at home against New Smyrna Beach at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. University will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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