The Villages Charter Buffalo will head out on the road to face off against the South Sumter Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
The Villages Charter will head into Thursday's match having proved themselves against Dunnellon: The Villages Charter took a 16-run loss the last time they faced off against Dunnellon, but they managed to turn things around on Thursday. The Villages Charter narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Dunnellon 4-2.
Lexi Galewski was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gracin Pulley, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Sumter was able to grind out a solid victory over Nature Coast Tech on Tuesday, taking the game 9-4.
Juliana Vela spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on eight hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Nathalie Williams was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Raven Parker, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
The Villages Charter's win bumped their record up to 13-11. As for South Sumter, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. The Villages Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Sumter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
The Villages Charter took their victory against South Sumter in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 15-7. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Parker, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will The Villages Charter still be able to contain Parker? There's only one way to find out.
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