Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Glynn Academy). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bradwell Institute Tigers a 15-0 shutout on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Giovianna Smiley made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Smiley was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Glynn Academy got a big performance out of Savannah Heilman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Those stolen bases marked the first that Heilman's stolen this season. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Rauscher, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Glynn Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 31.6%.
The victory made it two in a row for Glynn Academy and bumps their season record up to 5-7. As for Bradwell Institute, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
Glynn Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Bradwell Institute: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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