The DeLand Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Space Coast Vipers at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
DeLand is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Lecanto by a score of 11-8 on Saturday.
DeLand let De-Niya Padgett and Yanelie Echevarria run wild. Padgett went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Echevarria scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That triple marked the first that Padgett's hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cheyanne Gosselin, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
DeLand was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Space Coast, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Melbourne on Tuesday.
Space Coast got a massive performance out of Kami Dacko, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases Dacko has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Abby Minear, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Space Coast's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for DeLand, their record is now 2-3.
DeLand came up short against Space Coast in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 7-3. Can DeLand avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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