The Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions will challenge the American Heritage Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) barely beat Westminster Christian the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Stallions put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 8-1 victory on Wednesday.
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Ava Stevens made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taylor Rebhan, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in home runs (two). Leilani Gonzalez was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, while American Heritage put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for South Plantation. The Patriots walked away with a 3-0 win over the Paladins.
Like Somerset Academy (Silver Palms), American Heritage also got a great game from a two-way player: Isabella Benton. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Benton was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Benton wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Adrianna Layne, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
American Heritage pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Somerset Academy (Silver Palms), their record is now 16-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like American Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
