The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Fort White nor Santa Fe made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Indians never let the Raiders get on the board and left with a 4-0 win. That's two games straight that the Indians have won by exactly four runs.
Santa Fe's batters probably weren't too happy with Kadence Compton, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (she gave up two walks). Compton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Morgan Kelly, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Khloe Kirby, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Fort White hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Santa Fe struck out 11 times.
Fort White has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Santa Fe, with the defeat, they broke their 12-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-2.
Coming up, Fort White will head out to face off against Chiefland at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Santa Fe, they will host Palatka at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Raiders will need to watch out since the Panthers have now posted at least ten runs in their last four games.
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