The Maclay Marauders will be playing at home against the Florida State University High School Seminoles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Maclay is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Maclay is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Godby (and have done all season long). Everything went Maclay's way against Godby on Tuesday as Maclay made off with a 20-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Maclay considering their one-run performance the match before.
Victoria Gainey made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Gainey was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs and four RBI.
In other batting news, Anelise Evers was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Emmi Cayer, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Florida State University High School's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Wakulla on Wednesday. The game marked the first time this year in which Florida State University High School was not able to get on the board.
Maclay has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Florida State University High School, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-12.
Maclay suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Florida State University High School in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Florida State University High School's Shyla Wiley, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Maclay 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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