Tavares had lost five straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 2-16 to make it six. They came up short against the South Lake Eagles, falling 16-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 back in February.
Tavares saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skylar York, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
As for South Lake, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-10. Considering they have won 11 games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
On South Lake's side, Taytem Weber made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Weber was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-5 with three runs and one RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, South Lake got a massive performance out of Makiah Palacio, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave Palacio a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Stone, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run.
Tavares does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Lake, they have already played their next matchup, a 4-0 win against Osceola on the 17th.
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