East Lake hit River Ridge with a six-run third inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Royal Knights fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 8-7. The loss continues a trend for the Royal Knights in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Hagen Conner made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden VanFossen, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
River Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for East Lake, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. River Ridge will host Lecanto at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for East Lake, they will welcome Zephyrhills at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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