There's no place like home for Lemon Bay, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. Everything went their way against the DeSoto County Bulldogs on Tuesday as the Lemon Bay Manta Rays made off with a 9-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lemon Bay also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Mackenzie Vaughan made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Vaughan was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Savannah Taylor was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Taylor Jones was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On DeSoto County's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joni Taylor, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Juliette Wolcott, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Lemon Bay's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8. As for DeSoto County, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season.
Lemon Bay will look to defend their home field on Monday against Fort Myers at 7:00 p.m. As for DeSoto County, they will head out on the road to take on Tenoroc at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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