Knights
| 03/29/25 vs Fort Myers | 12 |
| 04/02/25 @ Mount Dora | 10 |
| 02/26/25 @ Lake Weir | 9 |
| 05/01/25 vs Tavares | 8 |
| 04/08/25 @ The Villages Charter | 7 |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Vanguard had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Tavares Bulldogs as they made off with a 9-1 win. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Hannah Davis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Davis was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaelynn Whipple, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Alivia Vance, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Vanguard was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive games.
Vanguard is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Tavares, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 12-8 record.
As of now, neither Vanguard nor the Bulldogs have any future games scheduled.
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