Poinciana is 1-9 against Tohopekaliga since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Poinciana Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Tohopekaliga Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Poinciana came up short against Gateway and fell 8-4. Poinciana has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Christian Dawkins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Edrik Perez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Poinciana didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gateway only tossed three.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Tohopekaliga gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They never let Liberty onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. Tohopekaliga's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Tyler Sheffield looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Hudson Moberly was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Fernando Ferrer was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Poinciana's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Tohopekaliga, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Poinciana might still be hurting after the 24-6 defeat they got from Tohopekaliga in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Poinciana avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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