Winter Park won against Apopka last Monday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Winter Park Wildcats came out on top against the East River Falcons by a score of 5-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Winter Park.
Dillon Smalley looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Eisert, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Skyler Jersey, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On East River's side, they got a good showing from Jace Gelinas, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Gelinas has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, East River saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Santana, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, East River didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Winter Park only tossed six.
The victory got Winter Park back to even at 10-10. As for East River, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season.
Winter Park will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Dr. Phillips at 7:00 p.m. Winter Park's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Dr. Phillips' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East River, they will head out on the road to face off against Timber Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Timber Creek will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something East River surely won't give up without a fight.
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