Baseball Preview: Viera Hawks vs. East River Falcons
Viera is 3-0 against East River since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Viera Hawks will square off against the East River Falcons at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Viera is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Lake Minneola 4-2. Four seems to be a good number for Viera as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Dylan Jordan tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Michael Schmidt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Land O' Lakes typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday East River proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Gators out 3-2.
East River also got a great performance from Michael Senay as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, East River's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ty Kennedy, who went 3-for-6 with two RBI.
The victory was the third in a row for Viera, bringing their record for this year to 15-11. As for East River, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season.
Viera beat East River 5-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Viera since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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