Poinciana can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They blew past the Haines City Hornets 16-1. For Poinciana, this counts as revenge for the 6-4 loss Haines City walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2017.
Savannah Alsen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Alsen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Alsen was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Corymar Gotay was incredible, firing off two home runs, two stolen bases, and three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Aidalee Vargas, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Poinciana has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Haines City, their defeat was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Poinciana will square off against Dr. Phillips at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Poinciana is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season. As for Haines City, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Davenport at 6:00 p.m. Davenport's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Haines City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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