The Hernando Leopards will be playing at home against the Mitchell Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mitchell took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Hernando, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with 11 defeats in a row, Hernando finally turned things around against Lecanto on Tuesday. Hernando never let Lecanto onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
Not much got past Ava Braswell, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Lecanto off the board. Braswell has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hernando saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ariana Covell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Carollann McClelland, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mitchell's offense. They fell victim to a rough 15-0 loss at the hands of Calvary Christian on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Mitchell's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Hernando's win bumped their record up to 4-17. As for Mitchell, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hernando has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mitchell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Hernando couldn't quite finish off Mitchell in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mitchell's MacKenzie Tucker, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 3-for-3. Now that Hernando knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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