With a playoff game on the line, East River rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Land O' Lakes Gators and snuck past 3-2.
Michael Senay tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, East River saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Kennedy, who went 3-for-6 with two RBI.
On Land O' Lakes' side, Michael Halfpenny was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Trae Pitts was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Vlad Breton, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Land O' Lakes didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 20 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
East River's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-11. As for Land O' Lakes, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-6.
East River will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Viera at 7:00 p.m. Viera will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something East River surely won't give up without a fight. Land O' Lakes does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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