Softball Preview: Winter Park Wildcats vs. South Lake Eagles
The Winter Park Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the South Lake Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Winter Park made easy work of St. Cloud and carried off a 7-1 victory. The win was just what Winter Park needed coming off of an 8-2 defeat in their prior contest.
Rylie Scanlon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Scanlon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isabel Otero, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Reese Fleming was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Lake beat Tavares 6-2 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Lake.
Like Winter Park, South Lake also got a great game from a two-way player: Makiah Palacio. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Palacio was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leila Bolden, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Chloe Stone, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Winter Park pushed their record up to 8-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for South Lake, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
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