Baseball Recap: East Lee County snaps five-game streak of losses on the road

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 10:42am

Baseball Recap: East Lee County Jaguars vs. Moore Haven Terriers

East Lee County can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Moore Haven Terriers and snuck past 6-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as East Lee County also won the last time the pair played back in February.

East Lee County got a massive performance out of Angel Mangual, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Aizik Viana was another key contributor, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.

On Moore Haven's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thaddeus Johns, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.

East Lee County's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-11. As for Moore Haven, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.

East Lee County will be playing in front of their home fans against Oasis at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Oasis is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Moore Haven, they will head out on the road to square off against Gateway Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Moore Haven is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.

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