Softball Preview: Palm Harbor University Hurricanes vs. East Lake Eagles
Palm Harbor University is 1-9 against East Lake since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Palm Harbor University Hurricanes will head out on the road to challenge the East Lake Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Palm Harbor University proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by eight) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Seminole 9-7. Nine seems to be a good number for Palm Harbor University as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Emily Boylan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Boylan has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Boylan was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Katie Fasting was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Mylie Stout, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Lake put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Dunedin 16-2.
Like Palm Harbor University, East Lake also got a great game from a two-way player: Lucy Mondok. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Mondok was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, East Lake got a massive performance out of Skylar Devin, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Karhys Pierce was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Palm Harbor University's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-4. As for East Lake, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Palm Harbor University hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like East Lake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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