Venice is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Windermere is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Venice Indians will take on the Windermere Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Venice will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Venice is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 10-6 win over Newsome. With that victory, Venice brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Venice got a great performance from Nate Winterhalter as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Winterhalter has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brady Schumaker and David Dubrule did most of the damage at the plate: Schumaker scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Dubrule went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run. August Backman was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, while Windermere put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Palm Harbor University. Windermere came out on top against Palm Harbor University by a score of 3-0.
Connor Fink tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Windermere saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Javier Calzadilla, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Venice's win bumped their record up to 26-3. As for Windermere, they are on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 21 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-3 record this season.
Monday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Venice hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .320. However, it's not like Windermere struggles in that department as they've averaged .313. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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