Baseball Recap: Springstead Eagles vs. Land O' Lakes Gators
Springstead lost to Land O' Lakes on April 4th, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Springstead Eagles skirted past the Land O' Lakes Gators 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Springstead.
Springstead got a great performance from Tayrn Hendrickson as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Hendrickson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brendan Anderson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nathaniel Sabino, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Land O' Lakes' side, Ryan Chase was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Betancourt, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and two RBI.
Springstead has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Land O' Lakes, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Springstead will take on Weeki Wachee at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Land O' Lakes, they will head out on the road to square off against Nature Coast Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Nature Coast Tech: 2.4, Land O' Lakes: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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