The Belleview Rattlers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Buchholz Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. Belleview is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Belleview had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Vanguard. Belleview has not had much luck with Vanguard recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Lynnay Howard was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Buchholz has not done well against Gainesville recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Buchholz put the hurt on Gainesville with a sharp 16-5 win. Considering Buchholz has won five games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Buchholz got a massive performance out of Jayda Cooper, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Amelia Collins was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Belleview now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Buchholz, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
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