Zephyrhills had to endure a ten-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against the Discovery Spartans on Wednesday as the Zephyrhills Bulldogs made off with a 23-2 win. Zephyrhills' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Isabella Wright made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wright was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with five RBI.
In other batting news, Zephyrhills got a massive performance out of Hannah Helms, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Laila Woolfolk, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four runs, and two RBI.
Zephyrhills' victory bumped their record up to 3-12. As for Discovery, they dropped their record down to 1-12 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Zephyrhills will be playing in front of their home fans against Fivay at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fivay has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 18.5 runs per game on average), something Zephyrhills will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Discovery, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Santa Fe Catholic at 4:00 p.m. Santa Fe Catholic will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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