The Springstead Eagles will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Land O' Lakes Gators at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Springstead will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Weeki Wachee on Tuesday. Everything went Springstead's way against Weeki Wachee as Springstead made off with a 14-3 win.
Dalton Williams made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Williams was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Springstead got a massive performance out of Alex King, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathaniel Sabino, who went 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Land O' Lakes entered their tilt with Steinbrenner with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They skirted past the Warriors 3-2.
Logan Baisley looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Land O' Lakes saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Chase, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The victory got Springstead back to even at 10-10. As for Land O' Lakes, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
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