Carrollwood Day typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Sunlake proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a run and slipped past the Carrollwood Day Patriots 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sunlake.
Dominic Italiano was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Italiano was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zander Moore, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Carson Satin was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Carrollwood Day's side, Jd Howard was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Sunlake's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7. As for Carrollwood Day, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-3.
Sunlake will head out on the road to take on Wiregrass Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wiregrass Ranch is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Carrollwood Day, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Francis at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Carrollwood Day's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so St. Francis' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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