With a playoff win on the line, New Smyrna Beach rose to the challenge on Monday. They never let the Seabreeze Sandcrabs get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The Barracudas haven't had any issues with the Sandcrabs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Alyssa Layton
| 04/28/25 vs Seabreeze | 2 |
| 04/23/25 vs Geneva | 1 |
| 04/22/25 vs Atlantic | 1 |
| 04/03/25 @ Astronaut | 1 |
| 03/27/25 @ DeLand | 1 |
| 03/11/25 vs DeLand | 2 |
Jaclyn Betti and Alyssa Layton did most of the damage at the plate: Betti went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Layton went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most hits Layton has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Valerie Hausknecht, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: New Smyrna Beach kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.2.
New Smyrna Beach's victory bumped their record up to 5-14. As for Seabreeze, they dropped their record down to 12-12 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Coming up, New Smyrna Beach will face off against Bishop Moore at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Barracudas' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Hornets have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. Seabreeze does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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