Eustis has gone a perfect 10-0 against The Villages Charter recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Eustis Panthers will be playing at home against The Villages Charter Buffalo at 7:00 p.m. Eustis will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Eustis' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Mount Dora 10-0. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by ten runs or more this season.
Carson Roden tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
Brooklyn Powhida
| 02/28/25 vs Mount Dora | 2 |
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| 04/25/24 vs Lake Minneola | 1 |
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On the hitting side, Brooklyn Powhida was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Adrianna Covino, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Eustis was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, The Villages Charter fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Dunnellon on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2. That makes it the first time this season the Buffalo have let down their home crowd.
Haylee Nobles spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, The Villages Charter saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexy Sanchez, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Sanchez hit this season.
Eustis pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.3 runs. As for The Villages Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
The Villages Charter's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Eustis has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .500. It's a different story for The Villages Charter, though, as they've only averaged .237. Will they be able to contain Eustis' hitters?
Eustis skirted past The Villages Charter 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Does Eustis have another victory up their sleeve, or will The Villages Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
