LAKELAND, Fla.--A two-run homer in the fourth inning gave the Fire softball team the spark they needed to pull away from Ave Maria in the first game of their doubleheader on Wednesday.
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The Fire improved their record to 25-10 on the season finishing the first game of the afternoon with a final score of 3-0.
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The contest was scoreless through three innings when a fourth inning single put
Leah Gonzalez on first base.
Raylei McKinney hit a home run to left field to put the Fire up 2-0.
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A couple of singles from
Ella Brooks,
Chapel Cunningham, and Gonzalez set up a third run for the Fire, creating a strong enough lead to hold off the Gyrenes for the remainder of the matchup.
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Autumn Hunter picked up her seventh win of the season with a complete game shutout. The senior allowed just three hits and one walk. Â
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Game two got off to a fast start for the Fire, as they took a 3-1 lead before a rain delay forced the remainder of the game to be postponed. The game will be resumed tomorrow morning with the series finale starting afterwards.
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