Baseball Preview: South Lake Eagles vs. Lake Minneola Hawks
After three games on the road, South Lake is heading back home. They will take on the Lake Minneola Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
South Lake fell victim to The First Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. Their tough 15-0 loss to the Royals might stick with them for a while. South Lake has not had much luck with The First Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
South Lake saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Trowbridge, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Lake Minneola's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 4-1 to Tavares. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Lake Minneola couldn't push the score so high this time.
South Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Lake Minneola, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. South Lake has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lake Minneola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. 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.
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