After three games on the road, Poinciana is heading back home. They will take on the Liberty Chargers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Poinciana is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season.
Poinciana put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Gateway a 19-0 shutout. The win was just what Poinciana needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior match.
Savannah Alsen was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk). Alsen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Poinciana let Aidalee Vargas and Mayra Saez loose on the outfield. Vargas scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Saez got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Alondra Lozada, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Liberty fell victim to Osceola and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. Their tough 15-0 loss to the Kowboys might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Liberty's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Poinciana's victory bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Liberty, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9.
Poinciana suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Liberty when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty's Yasmin Elaraj, who fired off five runs, two triples, and three RBI while going 5-for-5. Now that Poinciana knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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