The Lake Weir Hurricanes will venture away from home to take on the Crescent City Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Lake Weir came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 7-0 to Umatilla. Considering the last time the Hurricanes couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Crescent City). They put the hurt on Halifax Academy with a sharp 21-0 win on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Raiders with their most commanding win of the season.
Troy Earney made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Crescent City is 2-1 when Earney allows one or fewer hits, but 3-13 otherwise. Earney was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Andrew Roosa was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. He has become a key player for Crescent City: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 0-13 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Damian Fitzgerald, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one double.
Crescent City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .639. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Crescent City's record now sits at 5-14. As for Lake Weir, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-14.
Lake Weir took their victory against Crescent City when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hurricanes since the squad 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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