The Winter Haven Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the George Jenkins Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Winter Haven beat Lake Gibson 7-3. The victory was just what Winter Haven needed coming off of a 15-3 loss in their prior contest.
KOURTNEY CAMPBELL was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. CAMPBELL was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, KENDALL HOBBS and TRINITY HATCHER did most of the damage at the plate: HOBBS scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while HATCHER scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. HATCHER has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last five times she's played. REAGAN BARRETT was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, George Jenkins stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lake Placid a 10-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for George Jenkins.
Like Winter Haven, George Jenkins also got a great game from a two-way player: Layla Hinojosa. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Hinojosa was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and a double while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Jazlyn Duque was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kamryn Wallisa, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Winter Haven's record now sits at 3-17. As for George Jenkins, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Winter Haven might still be hurting after the 17-5 defeat they got from George Jenkins when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hinojosa, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Winter Haven knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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