Baseball Recap: East Lake's Run of Seven Straight Victories Now Over

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

04/17/25 vs Sickles	5-6
04/15/25 vs Mitchell	8-0
04/10/25 @ Hollins	2-0
04/09/25 vs Dunedin	4-1
04/08/25 @ St. Petersburg Catholic	11-2

East Lake dropped their record down to 19-7 on Thursday, which also ended the team's seven-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Sickles Gryphons by a score of 6-5. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Gryphons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.

Andrew Sheffield was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.

As for Sickles, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games.

On Sickles' side, Ben Durda looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Durda has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Sickles let Emilio Salgado and Jordan Yost run wild. Salgado went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Yost went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most hits Salgado has posted since back in March.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Lake will take on Gaither at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.1, the Cowboys 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Sickles, they will square off against Palmetto at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.