Father Lopez is 1-9 against New Smyrna Beach since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Father Lopez Green Wave will head out on the road to square off against the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas at 5:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Father Lopez suffered a tough 11-2 loss at the hands of Trinity Christian Academy. Father Lopez has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, New Smyrna Beach can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Pine Ridge a 15-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for New Smyrna Beach.
Coral Hill was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Hill has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Hill was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, Alyssa Layton was incredible, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3. Kelsi Dodge was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Father Lopez's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for New Smyrna Beach, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Father Lopez suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to New Smyrna Beach when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hill, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-4. Now that Father Lopez 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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