Celebration was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 16-1 to the Tohopekaliga Tigers. That's two games in a row now that Celebration has lost by exactly 15 runs.
For Tohopekaliga's part, Jessilyn Diaz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Diaz has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Diaz was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Angelica Castro was incredible, going 2-for-2 with three runs and a triple. Araceli Delgado was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Celebration's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Tohopekaliga, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
Celebration is on the road again on Monday to play Poinciana at 6:00 p.m. Celebration has given up an average of 9.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Tohopekaliga, they will take on Osceola at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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