Bulldogs
| 03/25/25 @ Seabreeze | 13 |
| 03/04/25 @ Taylor | 13 |
| 03/11/25 @ New Smyrna Beach | 11 |
| 03/27/25 vs New Smyrna Beach | 7 |
DeLand never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas as DeLand made off with a 7-0 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by seven runs or more this season.
Not much got past Emily Fantone, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep New Smyrna Beach off the board. That's the most strikeouts Fantone has posted since back in February of 2024.
On the hitting side, Payton Mathis was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024. Cheyanne Gosselin also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Mathis wasn't the only one working in the hit department: DeLand kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. DeLand is a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
The win made it two in a row for DeLand and bumps their season record up to 6-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing seven strikeouts in those games compared to only 4.1 in the others. As for New Smyrna Beach, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. DeLand will venture away from home to challenge Atlantic at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Atlantic will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for New Smyrna Beach, they will head out to square off against Astronaut at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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