Inspiration Academy stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Lakeland Christian Vikings with a sharp 12-1 win. Inspiration Academy's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Elle Hildreth made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hildreth has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hildreth was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Avery Bouquin and Danika Best did most of the damage at the plate: Bouquin went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Best scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Osborne, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Lakeland Christian's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cali Thornton, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Inspiration Academy has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Lakeland Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-2.
Inspiration Academy will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Clearwater at 7:00 p.m. Clearwater is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Lakeland Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Frostproof at 6:00 p.m. Lakeland Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.4 runs per game this season.
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