Hawks softball defeats Matanzas 3-1

Spruce Creek scored a pair of runs in the fifth inning to take the lead for good.

By Ray Boone
| 9:20 p.m. April 22, 2019

The Hawks' Madelyn Childs prepares to hit against Matanzas. Photo by Ray Boone

Spruce Creek's Tiana Hernandez throws a pitch against Matanzas. Photo by Ray Boone

Ormond Beach Observer
Sports

Spruce Creek's softball team one their 17th straight game on the night of Monday, April 22, after the Hawks defeated Matanzas 3-1 at Daytona State College's softball stadium.

The Pirates took the early lead with an RBI triple in the bottom of the third inning, however, the Hawks answered with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth. Spruce Creek's Hayley Lazo cracked a triple into right center in the sixth inning and then scored on a wild pitch to for the Hawks' third run.