Vero Beach is 0-5 against Key West since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit  on Saturday. The Vero Beach Indians will head out on the road to  face off against  the Key West Conchs at 12:00  p.m. Vero Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5  runs per game this season.
 Last Monday, Vero Beach earned  a  6-1 victory over Sebastian River.
  Gabrielle Espich was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she  didn't allow a single  earned run over seven innings pitched. Espich has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't  pitched less than seven  innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Espich was also big at the plate,  scoring a  run while going 3-for-4.
 In other batting news,  the team  relied heavily on  Julia Clemenzi, who  went 2-for-3 with a  home run and two  RBI. Another player making a difference was  Dayna Patten, who  scored a  run and  stole a base while  getting on base  in three of her four plate appearances.
 Meanwhile, Key West suffered a  tough 9-2 defeat at the hands of Eustis  on Friday. Key West has now  taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
  Scarlet Niles was cooking despite her team's loss,   going 1-for-3 with a  home run and two  runs.
 Vero Beach is  on a roll lately: they've  won four of their last five contests,  which provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record  this season. As for Key West, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
 Vero Beach suffered a grim  11-2 defeat to Key West  in their previous meeting  back in March of 2017. Can Vero Beach avenge their  defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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