Springstead lost to Land O' Lakes on April 4th, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Springstead Eagles skirted past the Land O' Lakes Gators 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Springstead.
Springstead got a great performance from Tayrn Hendrickson as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Hendrickson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brendan Anderson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nathaniel Sabino, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Land O' Lakes' side, Ryan Chase was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Betancourt, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and two RBI.
Springstead has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Land O' Lakes, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Springstead will take on Weeki Wachee at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Land O' Lakes, they will head out on the road to square off against Nature Coast Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Nature Coast Tech: 2.4, Land O' Lakes: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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