New Smyrna Beach can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pine Ridge Panthers a 15-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Smyrna Beach.
Coral Hill made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Hill has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Hill was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, Alyssa Layton was incredible, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kelsi Dodge, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
New Smyrna Beach pushed their record up to 6-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for Pine Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Smyrna Beach will play host again on Thursday to welcome Father Lopez, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. New Smyrna Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Pine Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against University at 4:00 p.m.
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