The Belleview Rattlers will take on the Lake Minneola Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Belleview's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Lake Minneola has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Belleview is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand North Marion an 18-0 shutout on Thursday. With that victory, the Rattlers brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.

Ally Axe
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Ally Axe made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Axe was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Belleview got a massive performance out of Harper Foote, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave Foote a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kiera Evans, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Belleview kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Lake Minneola didn't have quite enough to beat Tavares on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Belleview now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Lake Minneola, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
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