In what's become a running theme this season, Nease gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Bartram Trail Bears as the Nease Panthers made off with an 8-1 victory. For Nease, this counts as revenge for the 13-3 defeat Bartram Trail walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Kristina Campbell made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Campbell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aliya Navarro, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Grace Adamonis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Bartram Trail's side, Ella Crouse was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Bartram Trail saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Conley, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Nease's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-4. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Bartram Trail, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Nease will head out on the road to face off against St. Augustine at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Nease is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Bartram Trail, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Fleming Island at 6:30 p.m. Fleming Island is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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