Hollins came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 12-8 victory over the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders. That's more bragging rights for Hollins, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Mackenzie Wilfert, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Gianna Close was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Clearwater Central Catholic's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Rosado, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Hollins is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-8.
Hollins will be playing at home against Clearwater at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hollins is on a three-game streak of home wins, Clearwater a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they will head out on the road to challenge Admiral Farragut at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Clearwater Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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