The Lake Minneola Hawks are taking a road trip to take on the Timber Creek Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Minneola is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
On Thursday, Lake Minneola got the win against Leesburg by a conclusive 10-3. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Brayden Richter looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two hits in 12 consecutive appearances.
Tristan Closson
| 04/10/25 vs Leesburg | 3 |
| 04/09/25 @ Montverde Academy | 1 |
| 03/26/25 @ Dr. Phillips | 1 |
| 03/13/25 vs East Ridge | 1 |
| 03/06/25 vs Tavares | 1 |
On the hitting side, Lake Minneola got a massive performance out of Tristan Closson, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1. Those three runs gave Closson a new career-high. Bradley Morales also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Timber Creek has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.78 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They came up short against Winter Springs, falling 13-5. The Wolves' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Sebastian Hurtado made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Ayden Miranda, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Lake Minneola's victory bumped their record up to 18-6. As for Timber Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
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