With a playoff game on the line, Vancleave rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Florence Eagles 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Vancleave.
Brooklyn Rhodes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Vancleave saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Ross, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Florence's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Chloe Martin gave up three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits.
Vancleave pushed their record up to 18-11 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Florence, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-8-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Vancleave beat Florence by a score of 1-0.
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