After two games on the road, Hardee is heading back home. They will take on the Sebring Blue Streaks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hardee: 4.1, Sebring: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Hardee earned a 9-5 victory over Frostproof.
Alexandra Herrera spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hardee let Sugar Blas and Mady Tyson loose on the outfield. Blas scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Tyson scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Blas has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Marti Edenfield, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Sebring had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Lake Wales on Friday. Sebring has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
MARISSA WILKINSON was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits (she also didn't allow any walks). WILKINSON was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
WILKINSON wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was TERA LYNN PRICE, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. CARMEN STONE was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Hardee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Sebring, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Hardee couldn't quite finish off Sebring in their previous matchup on March 5th and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of PRICE, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off four hits. Now that Hardee 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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