Panthers
| 03/25/25 vs Ridge Community | 17 |
| 02/27/25 @ Ridge Community | 15 |
| 03/13/25 @ Lakeland | 13 |
| 03/11/25 @ Winter Haven | 10 |
| 03/10/25 @ Davenport | 7 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mulberry). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ridge Community Bolts a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Jazmyn Stierwalt made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, Gracie Donalson was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Lorianys Castanon Cruz was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Mulberry was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Mulberry has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. Ridge Community is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mulberry will welcome Lakeland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Ridge Community, they will challenge Celebration at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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