The Bishop Moore Hornets will square off against the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bishop Moore played against Edgewater on Tuesday and won via forfeit.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row, New Smyrna Beach turned things around against Seabreeze on Tuesday. They never let the Sandcrabs get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory. The Barracudas' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Brooke Williams was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Valerie Hausknedht, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-4. Those seven RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaclyn Betti, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
New Smyrna Beach always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Bishop Moore has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for New Smyrna Beach, the victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-10.
Bishop Moore took their win against New Smyrna Beach in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 12-0 score. Do the Hornets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Barracudas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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