South Lake and Mount Dora are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The South Lake Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mount Dora Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Lake is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but South Lake had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Lake Minneola.
South Lake saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alijah Curry, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, Mount Dora unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of East Ridge by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Mount Dora couldn't push the score so high this time.
Cooper Chapman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Preston Rhodes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Mount Dora hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
South Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Mount Dora, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-9.
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