With a playoff game on the line, Lecanto rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 10-5 win over the Belleview Rattlers. The victory was familiar territory for Lecanto who now have three in a row.
Abigail Males was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Males has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Males was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Melissa Plante was a standout: she scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Izzy Coimbre, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Like Lecanto, Belleview also got a great game from a two-way player: Gianni Santiago. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Santiago was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Santiago wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lynnay Howard, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Lecanto has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Belleview, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.
As of now, neither Lecanto nor Belleview have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
