The East Ridge Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ocoee Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. East Ridge will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Wednesday, East Ridge came up short against Apopka and fell 9-6. East Ridge has not had much luck with Apopka recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
East Ridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryan Estrella, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Ocoee made easy work of Conrad Academy on Thursday and carried off a 15-1 victory.
Logan Gurney looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Angel Martinez, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Xander Zwally, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
East Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Ocoee, their win bumped their record up to 12-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. East Ridge has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ocoee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
East Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Ocoee when the teams last played on Monday, winning 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ocoee's Brandon Smith, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Ridge still be able to contain Smith? There's only one way to find out.
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