Baseball Preview: Land O' Lakes Gators vs. Wesley Chapel Wildcats
The Land O' Lakes Gators will head out on the road to take on the Wesley Chapel Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Land O' Lakes is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Land O' Lakes earned a 6-3 victory over River Ridge. Six seems to be a good number for Land O' Lakes as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Michael Halfpenny looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gavin Jusino, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Santi Busot, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wesley Chapel had just enough and edged Parrish Community out 5-4 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wesley Chapel.
Guillermo Rivera and JoJo Guevara did most of the damage at the plate: Rivera scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Guevara scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Pabon, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Land O' Lakes' victory bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Wesley Chapel, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Land O' Lakes has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wesley Chapel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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