The Berkeley Prep Buccaneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Inspiration Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Berkeley Prep beats Inspiration Academy with 11 runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Berkeley Prep's pitcher stepped up to hand Tampa Catholic an 11-0 shutout on Thursday. That's two games straight that Berkeley Prep has won by exactly 11 runs.
Tampa Catholic's batters probably weren't too happy with Avery Powers, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (she gave up a single walk). Powers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kaia Cortes was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Quinn, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Inspiration Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Clearwater as Inspiration Academy made off with a 17-6 victory. The win was familiar territory for Inspiration Academy who now have five in a row.
Elle Hildreth was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hildreth was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Danika Best and Avery Bouquin did most of the damage at the plate: Best went 4-for-6 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Bouquin went 4-for-5 with four RBI and two runs. Aubrey Osborne was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
The victory made it two in a row for Berkeley Prep and bumps their season record up to 18-3. As for Inspiration Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Berkeley Prep hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Inspiration Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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