The Animo Venice Pirates will take on the Arcadia Titans in a tournament on Wednesday. Animo Venice will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Animo Venice is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 24-7 margin over Animo Leadership on Thursday. Considering the Pirates have won four contests by more than ten runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
S Osorio made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Osorio was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
In other batting news, N Beltran was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four stolen bases and four runs. Another player making a difference was M Perez, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Arcadia hadn't done well against Eastmark recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Titans walked away with a 7-2 win over the Firebirds.
Jane Ord and Sydney Kelley did most of the damage at the plate: Ord went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI, while Kelley got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Vivian Speyer was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Animo Venice's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 21.6 runs over those games. As for Arcadia, their record is now 5-3.
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