Tavares has gone 7-1 against Wekiva recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Tavares Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Wekiva Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Tavares' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Wekiva's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
While Tavares didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Mount Dora by a score of 7-2 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Emersyn Lee
| 03/04/25 vs Mount Dora | 15 |
| 03/05/24 @ Mount Dora | 13 |
| 02/25/25 vs Citrus | 8 |
| 02/28/24 vs The Villages Charter | 8 |
| 02/22/24 vs Lake Minneola | 8 |
Emersyn Lee made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Those 15 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Blakely Kite was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That hit was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Schwartz, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wekiva was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Innovation, falling 14-1.
Wekiva saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camilla Delgado, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Tavares' record is now 5-1. As for Wekiva, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went Tavares' way against Wekiva when the teams last played back in April of 2023, as Tavares made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tavares since the team 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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