Baseball Game Preview: Lake Minneola Hawks vs. Melbourne Bulldogs

Hawks

Runs

04/24/25 vs Melbourne	10
04/23/25 vs Melbourne	4
04/17/25 vs South Lake	7
04/15/25 vs Evans	19
04/11/25 @ Timber Creek	3
+ 24 more games

For the second straight game, Lake Minneola will face off against Melbourne. The Hawks will challenge the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lake Minneola is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

Lake Minneola is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Melbourne, sneaking past 10-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hawks have posted since April 4th.

Chase Dougherty was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Fabian Antosanti, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI.

Lake Minneola has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Melbourne, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-9.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lake Minneola has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Melbourne struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 2.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.