Vanguard put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Wednesday. They never let the Lake Weir Hurricanes onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. Considering Vanguard has won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaelynne Whipple was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Cadence Abbott, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Lake Weir didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 14 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Vanguard is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Lake Weir, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.
Vanguard will head out on the road to take on Forest at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Vanguard is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Lake Weir, they will challenge Crystal River at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Crystal River's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Lake Weir's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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