The East River Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Windermere Prep Lakers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (East River 3, Windermere Prep 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
East River can't be too worried about heading out to take on Windermere Prep: they just beat Osceola at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Falcons' pitcher stepped up to hand the Kowboys a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Not much got past Katherine Sanchez, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Osceola off the board. Sanchez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tru Mastro, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Gaby Angueira, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Windermere Prep waltzed into their matchup on Monday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Yellow Jackets.
Carsha Campbell and Vanessa Nawracaj made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Campbell didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Nawracaj tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. At the plate, Campbell went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Nawracaj went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Kylie Konstand and Cierra Walker did most of the damage at the plate: Konstand went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run, while Walker went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Ella Goldberg was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Windermere Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in four consecutive games.
East River has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Windermere Prep, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Wednesday's matchup will be a test for both teams' pitchers. East River hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .350. However, it's not like Windermere Prep struggles in that department as they've averaged .347. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
