The Villages Charter Buffalo will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Tavares Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. The Villages Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, The Villages Charter had just enough and edged Crescent out 6-5.
Lexi Galewski was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tavares was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 15-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lake Minneola. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Jasmine Lawrence was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Emma Pattee, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Tavares was hitting in the corners and finished the game with three triples. That's the most triples they've managed all season.
The Villages Charter is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Tavares, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Everything went The Villages Charter's way against Tavares when the teams last played back in February as The Villages Charter made off with a 12-0 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tavares' Emersyn Lee, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will The Villages Charter still be able to contain Lee? There's only one way to find out.
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