The Villages Charter Buffalo will head out to challenge the Nature Coast Tech Sharks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Villages Charter's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Nature Coast Tech's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
The Villages Charter is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Foundation Academy on Thursday. They fell 6-2 to the Lions.
Haylee Nobles was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
On the hitting side, Elaina Gonzalez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that she hit this season. Another player making a difference was Payton West, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Nature Coast Tech, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Hudson with a sharp 15-5 win on Wednesday. The Sharks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Nature Coast Tech let Miranda Wiemer and Caitlin Corrigan run wild. Wiemer scored three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Corrigan scored three runs while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance also gave Wiemer a new career-high in RBI (three). Athena Brown was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Nature Coast Tech kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Nature Coast Tech's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for The Villages Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
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