For the second straight game, Lake Minneola will face off against Melbourne. The Hawks will host the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lake Minneola 4.1, Melbourne 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lake Minneola heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Wednesday. They came up short against Melbourne, falling 12-4. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Hawks, who until this contest were averaging 4.07 runs allowed.
For Melbourne's part, they got a great performance from Sean Gates as he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Gates has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Bryce Conner was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run. Ty Aldeghi was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI and one double.
Melbourne always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March.
Melbourne pushed their record up to 18-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lake Minneola, their loss dropped their record down to 20-8.
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