The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Calvary Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Lakewood Ranch has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 28.
On Wednesday, Lakewood Ranch suffered a tough 15-1 loss at the hands of Sarasota.
Grace Shaw-Rockey was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Calvary Christian has not done well against Tampa Catholic recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Calvary Christian came out on top against Tampa Catholic by a score of 6-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Calvary Christian.
Morgen Talley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Talley has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Talley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Alexis Camilleri was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Irianis Garcia, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Lakewood Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Calvary Christian, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Lakewood Ranch hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Calvary Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Lakewood Ranch came up short against Calvary Christian in their previous meeting back in February, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Calvary Christian's Katie Kapusta, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Lakewood Ranch knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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