Sunlake extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping them down to 4-8. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Land O' Lakes Gators. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Gators this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-1 on Tuesday.
Sunlake got a good showing from Mikey Hoye, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hoye has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances.
As for Land O' Lakes, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games.
On Land O' Lakes' side, not much got past Nick Schwartz, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Sunlake off the board.
On the hitting side, Land O' Lakes' victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jose Leger, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Sunlake will square off against Weeki Wachee at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Hornets' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Seahawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Land O' Lakes, they will challenge Central at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bears have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.5 runs per game on average), something the Gators will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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