After flying high against Interlachen last Tuesday, West Port came back down to earth. The West Port Wolf Pack fell 8-4 to the Lake Weir Hurricanes on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to West Port of the 9-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Leonardo Pineda was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, West Port saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Thompson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Lake Weir's side, they got a big performance out of Chapter Jones, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Skyler Courtney, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
West Port's loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Lake Weir, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season.
While West Port had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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