Baseball Recap: Land O' Lakes Gators vs. River Ridge Royal Knights
It was a good run, but Land O' Lakes unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the River Ridge Royal Knights. Land O' Lakes was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as River Ridge apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Zachary Kelly was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Land O' Lakes saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Santi Busot, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On River Ridge's side, Carson Cooley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Anthony Gualemi, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Land O' Lakes' defeat dropped their record down to 11-4. As for River Ridge, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Land O' Lakes will be playing in front of their home fans against Zephyrhills at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Zephyrhills hasn't scored more than two runs for nine games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for River Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against East Lake at 7:00 p.m. River Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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