Yellow Jackets
| 03/07/25 @ Cedar Key | 17-1 |
| 03/06/25 @ Celebration | 18-3 |
| 03/04/25 @ Lake Buena Vista | 15-0 |
| 03/03/25 @ Pine Ridge | 17-0 |
Leesburg entered their tilt with Cedar Key on Friday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Cedar Key Sharks as they made off with a 17-1 win. That's more bragging rights for the Yellow Jackets, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Rachel Chiles made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cassidy Custer was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. She is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now got three or more in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Addison Hunter, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Leesburg's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11.4 hits in those games compared to only 3.83 in the others. As for Cedar Key, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Leesburg will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Umatilla at 6:00 p.m. on March 19th. As for Cedar Key, they will square off against Wildwood at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Cedar Key has given up an average of 14.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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